Antibiotic use in livestock in europe by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
254.66
Cyprus
Lowest
2.12
Norway
Median
45.83
Years covered
13
2010–2022
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Antibiotic use in livestock in europe is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 254.66 in Cyprus; the lowest is 2.12 in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.83, and the mean is 63.13.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 120.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 53.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 65.9%).
Antibiotic use in livestock in europe: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 254.66 | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 195.98 | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 157.53 | 2022 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 127.4 | 2022 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 5 | Hungary | 111.19 | 2022 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 103.24 | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 89.04 | 2022 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 77.14 | 2022 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 9 | Malta | 74.42 | 2022 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 73.54 | 2022 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 69.88 | 2022 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 56.21 | 2022 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 48.81 | 2022 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 48.22 | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 46.36 | 2022 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 45.83 | 2022 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 41.07 | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 18 | France | 38.9 | 2022 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 37.01 | 2022 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 36.21 | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 34.05 | 2022 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 33.65 | 2022 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 27.32 | 2022 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.73 | 2022 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 25.69 | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 25.14 | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 20.8 | 2022 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 14.86 | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 10.59 | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 4.44 | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 2.12 | 2022 | down 42.3% | falling |