Major livestock types — Stocks in Spain
Spain: Major livestock types — Stocks was 15.71 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Spain, 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 Spain is 15.71 million LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Spain peaked at 17.92 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.86 million LSU, in 1966.
Spain ranks 26th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Spain, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.10 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 8.96 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 8.88 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 8.70 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 7.90 million LSU | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 7.86 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 8.25 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 8.42 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 8.76 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 8.89 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 9.01 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 9.04 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 9.59 million LSU | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 9.34 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 9.28 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 9.53 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 9.67 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 9.90 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 9.72 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 10.00 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 10.04 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 11.06 million LSU | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 10.91 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 10.93 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 10.79 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 11.81 million LSU | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 11.06 million LSU | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 12.89 million LSU | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 12.77 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.94 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 13.19 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 13.34 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 13.61 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 13.63 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.09 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 13.99 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 14.63 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 14.92 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 15.48 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 15.87 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 16.05 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 16.44 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 16.60 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.81 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.63 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.70 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.99 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 16.26 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 16.41 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.12 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.79 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 15.54 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.50 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.06 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.80 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.01 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.43 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.42 million LSU | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 15.57 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.92 million LSU | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 16.30 million LSU | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 16.02 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 15.71 million LSU | -2.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 15.71 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 927,169 LSU, 16.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 15.71 million LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.59 million LSU, 9.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.54 million LSU | 7.86 million LSU | 9.10 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.40 million LSU | 8.89 million LSU | 9.90 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.23 million LSU | 10.00 million LSU | 12.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.98 million LSU | 12.94 million LSU | 15.48 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.48 million LSU | 15.87 million LSU | 16.99 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.12 million LSU | 15.42 million LSU | 17.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.49 million LSU | 15.71 million LSU | 17.92 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 23 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
- 24 Germany 17.12 million LSU compare
- 25 Canada 16.94 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 Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Spain?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Spain was 15.71 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.92 million LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 million LSU in 1966.
- How does Spain rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.