Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Europe
Europe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 109.49 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Europe is 109.49 million An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Europe peaked at 254.35 million An in 1985 and was at its lowest, 109.49 million An, in 2024.
That places Europe 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Europe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 193.01 million An | — |
| 1962 | 201.49 million An | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 204.75 million An | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 201.17 million An | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 204.67 million An | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 214.30 million An | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 220.28 million An | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 221.18 million An | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 219.29 million An | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 218.06 million An | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 221.64 million An | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 226.24 million An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 232.98 million An | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 240.34 million An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 243.69 million An | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 244.23 million An | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 243.63 million An | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 246.51 million An | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 248.63 million An | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 249.64 million An | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 248.02 million An | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 249.28 million An | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 248.71 million An | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 253.82 million An | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 254.35 million An | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 251.91 million An | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 249.76 million An | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 243.59 million An | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 245.07 million An | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 243.63 million An | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 236.52 million An | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 204.14 million An | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 194.66 million An | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 188.14 million An | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 178.34 million An | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 172.38 million An | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 164.25 million An | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 155.92 million An | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 150.66 million An | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 148.14 million An | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 143.69 million An | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 141.83 million An | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 139.28 million An | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 135.13 million An | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 131.61 million An | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 128.94 million An | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 128.78 million An | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 127.92 million An | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 126.31 million An | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 124.82 million An | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 121.66 million An | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 121.90 million An | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 122.16 million An | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 122.52 million An | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 122.35 million An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 121.95 million An | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 121.20 million An | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 119.08 million An | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 117.73 million An | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 116.63 million An | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 115.23 million An | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 113.63 million An | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 111.83 million An | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 109.49 million An | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 208.90 million An | 193.01 million An | 221.18 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 236.59 million An | 218.06 million An | 248.63 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 249.41 million An | 243.59 million An | 254.35 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 188.86 million An | 150.66 million An | 243.63 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.16 million An | 126.31 million An | 148.14 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.54 million An | 117.73 million An | 124.82 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.36 million An | 109.49 million An | 116.63 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 8 Argentina 52.78 million An compare
- 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
- 9 Viet Nam 8.24 million An compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.74 million An compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare
- 11 Chad 39.63 million An compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.95 million An compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.03 million An compare
- 12 Mexico 36.93 million An compare
- 13 Sudan 31.26 million An compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 833,187 An compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 570,727 An compare
- 14 Ethiopia PDR 31.00 million An compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Europe?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Europe was 109.49 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 254.35 million An in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.49 million An in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Europe ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.