Major livestock types — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Major livestock types — Stocks was 15.22 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Major livestock types — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 15.22 million LSU.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 20.14 million LSU in 1974 and was at its lowest, 15.07 million LSU, in 2011.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.39 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 16.50 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 16.41 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 16.55 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 17.01 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 17.10 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 17.10 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.95 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 17.10 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 17.48 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 17.78 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 18.46 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 19.55 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 20.14 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 19.41 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 18.92 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 17.71 million LSU | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 17.50 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 17.67 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 17.40 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 17.06 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 17.39 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 17.53 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 17.36 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 17.19 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 18.19 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 18.19 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 18.18 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 18.27 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 18.48 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 18.35 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.40 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 18.42 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.42 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.23 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.27 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 18.40 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 18.35 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 18.10 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.61 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 16.52 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 16.05 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.19 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.27 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.29 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.07 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.71 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.43 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.21 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.18 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.07 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.11 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.27 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 15.42 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.43 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.68 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.89 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.79 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.64 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 15.41 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.59 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.57 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.22 million LSU | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.79 million LSU | 16.39 million LSU | 17.10 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.46 million LSU | 17.48 million LSU | 20.14 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.68 million LSU | 17.06 million LSU | 18.27 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.34 million LSU | 18.10 million LSU | 18.48 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.14 million LSU | 15.21 million LSU | 17.61 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.45 million LSU | 15.07 million LSU | 15.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.45 million LSU | 15.22 million LSU | 15.59 million LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 198,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Major livestock types — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 15.22 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 million LSU in 1974.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.07 million LSU in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.