Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Europe

Europe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 109.49 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
109.49 million An
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
8th
of 41 regions
All-time high
254.35 million An
in 1985
All-time low
109.49 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2024

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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 8th out of 41 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 جمهورية الصين الشعبية 100.62 million An compare
  2. 6 China, mainland 100.47 million An compare
  3. 7 جمهورية إثيوبيا الديمقراطية الاتحادية 71.92 million An compare
  4. 8 الأرجنتين 52.78 million An compare
  5. 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
  6. 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare
  7. 11 تشاد 39.63 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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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 8th out of 41 regions 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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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,828 data points, 1961–2024
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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.