What is major livestock types — stocks in Portugal?

Major livestock types — stocks in Portugal was 2.18 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 3.01 million LSU in 1981.

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

The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million LSU in 1976.

How does Portugal rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Portugal ranks 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Portugal 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 Portugal

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

Portugal: Major livestock types — Stocks was 2.18 million LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.18 million LSU

Change on year

down 4.9%

World rank

103rd

of 211 countries

All-time high

3.01 million LSU

in 1981

All-time low

2.17 million LSU

in 1976

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Portugal is 2.18 million LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Portugal peaked at 3.01 million LSU in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million LSU, in 1976.

Portugal ranks 103rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.29 million LSU	2.23 million LSU	2.40 million LSU	9
1970s	2.43 million LSU	2.17 million LSU	2.76 million LSU	10
1980s	2.75 million LSU	2.52 million LSU	3.01 million LSU	10
1990s	2.60 million LSU	2.56 million LSU	2.67 million LSU	10
2000s	2.53 million LSU	2.46 million LSU	2.68 million LSU	10
2010s	2.50 million LSU	2.33 million LSU	2.73 million LSU	10
2020s	2.43 million LSU	2.18 million LSU	2.90 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Portugal

100 Namibia 2.35 million LSU compare
101 Austria 2.33 million LSU compare
102 Benin 2.27 million LSU compare
104 Kyrgyzstan 2.13 million LSU compare
105 Mozambique 2.09 million LSU compare
106 Costa Rica 2.01 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Portugal

Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 969,945 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 3.65 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 473,567 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 582,185 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 659,862 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 681,792 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Portugal?: Major livestock types — stocks in Portugal was 2.18 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 3.01 million LSU in 1981.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million LSU in 1976.
How does Portugal rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Portugal ranks 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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.