Major livestock types — Stocks in Ireland
Ireland: Major livestock types — Stocks was 6.60 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Ireland stood at 6.60 million LSU.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Ireland peaked at 7.75 million LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.61 million LSU, in 1962.
That places Ireland 61st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.99 million LSU | 4.61 million LSU | 5.38 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.08 million LSU | 5.44 million LSU | 6.48 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.93 million LSU | 5.83 million LSU | 6.21 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.86 million LSU | 6.34 million LSU | 7.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.51 million LSU | 7.25 million LSU | 7.70 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.21 million LSU | 6.74 million LSU | 7.75 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 million LSU | 6.60 million LSU | 6.84 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 58 Afghanistan 6.99 million LSU compare
- 59 Egypt 6.93 million LSU compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 6.66 million LSU compare
- 62 Nepal 6.34 million LSU compare
- 63 Yugoslav SFR 5.87 million LSU compare
- 64 Guinea 5.69 million LSU compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Ireland?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Ireland was 6.60 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 million LSU in 2017.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 61st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.