What is major livestock types — stocks in Sweden?

Major livestock types — stocks in Sweden was 1.60 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 3.09 million LSU in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million LSU in 2023.

How does Sweden rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Sweden ranks 115th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sweden 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 Sweden

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

Sweden: Major livestock types — Stocks was 1.60 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.60 million LSU

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

115th

of 211 countries

All-time high

3.09 million LSU

in 1961

All-time low

1.60 million LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 1.60 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Sweden peaked at 3.09 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million LSU, in 2023.

That places Sweden 115th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.75 million LSU	2.55 million LSU	3.09 million LSU	9
1970s	2.51 million LSU	2.44 million LSU	2.60 million LSU	10
1980s	2.46 million LSU	2.23 million LSU	2.63 million LSU	10
1990s	2.37 million LSU	2.27 million LSU	2.44 million LSU	10
2000s	2.20 million LSU	2.11 million LSU	2.25 million LSU	10
2010s	2.07 million LSU	2.01 million LSU	2.11 million LSU	10
2020s	1.63 million LSU	1.60 million LSU	1.64 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Sweden

112 Eritrea 1.80 million LSU compare
113 Libya 1.65 million LSU compare
114 Togo 1.62 million LSU compare
116 Hungary 1.59 million LSU compare
117 Panama 1.52 million LSU compare
118 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.48 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Sweden

Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 926,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 11.84 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 9,814 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 2,928 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 6.40 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 501,136 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 469,352 t (2024)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Sweden?: Major livestock types — stocks in Sweden was 1.60 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 3.09 million LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million LSU in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Sweden ranks 115th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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.