What is major livestock types — stocks in Northern Europe?

Major livestock types — stocks in Northern Europe was 31.70 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?

The highest recorded value was 39.32 million LSU in 1992.

What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 31.70 million LSU in 2023.

How does Northern Europe rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Northern Europe 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.

Major livestock types — Stocks in Northern Europe

Name: Major livestock types — Stocks in Northern Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern Europe: Major livestock types — Stocks was 31.70 million LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

31.70 million LSU

Change on year

down 2.0%

Rank

29th

of 35 groups

All-time high

39.32 million LSU

in 1992

All-time low

31.70 million LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Northern Europe stood at 31.70 million LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Northern Europe peaked at 39.32 million LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 31.70 million LSU, in 2023.

That places Northern Europe 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	33.57 million LSU	33.07 million LSU	34.11 million LSU	9
1970s	35.52 million LSU	33.73 million LSU	37.65 million LSU	10
1980s	34.34 million LSU	33.83 million LSU	35.13 million LSU	10
1990s	37.37 million LSU	34.83 million LSU	39.32 million LSU	10
2000s	35.25 million LSU	33.64 million LSU	37.03 million LSU	10
2010s	33.76 million LSU	33.19 million LSU	34.70 million LSU	10
2020s	32.46 million LSU	31.70 million LSU	32.93 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

26 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
27 Germany 17.12 million LSU compare
28 Canada 16.94 million LSU compare
29 Viet Nam 16.91 million LSU compare
30 Spain 15.71 million LSU compare
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.22 million LSU compare
32 Mali 14.62 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Northern Europe

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.56 million t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 27.46 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.82 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.08 million t (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
Country area — Area 214,061 1000 ha (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.92 million 1000 USD (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 108.86 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.32 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Northern Europe?: Major livestock types — stocks in Northern Europe was 31.70 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?: The highest recorded value was 39.32 million LSU in 1992.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 31.70 million LSU in 2023.
How does Northern Europe rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern Europe 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

Indicator: Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 246 places, 14,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.