Major livestock types — Stocks in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Major livestock types — Stocks was 31.70 million LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.44 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 33.47 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 33.07 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 33.20 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 33.78 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 34.11 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 34.03 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 33.54 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 33.49 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 33.73 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 34.15 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 35.09 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 36.68 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 37.65 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 36.72 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 36.00 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 34.91 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 35.01 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 35.23 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 35.13 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 34.43 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 34.50 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 34.56 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 34.10 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 33.83 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 34.50 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 34.18 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 33.97 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 34.17 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 34.83 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 34.93 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.32 million LSU | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 38.59 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 37.86 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 37.47 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 37.53 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 37.78 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.01 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 37.41 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 37.03 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 35.87 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 35.39 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 35.48 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.53 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 35.55 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 35.17 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.75 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.08 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.64 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 33.59 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.32 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 33.45 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 33.70 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.86 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.96 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.42 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.70 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 33.44 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 33.19 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.85 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.93 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.35 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 31.70 million LSU | -2.0% |
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
- 23 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
- 24 Germany 17.12 million LSU compare
- 25 Canada 16.94 million LSU compare
- 26 Spain 15.71 million LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.22 million LSU compare
- 28 Mali 14.62 million LSU compare
- 29 Niger 14.23 million LSU compare
- 29 Caribbean 11.43 million LSU compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.14 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
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 26th out of 31 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
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.