Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 21.35 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21.35 million An
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
29.60 million An
in 1974
All-time low
21.35 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Europe stood at 21.35 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Europe peaked at 29.60 million An in 1974 and was at its lowest, 21.35 million An, in 2024.

That places Northern Europe 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 25.73 million An
1962 25.53 million An -0.8%
1963 25.20 million An -1.3%
1964 24.93 million An -1.1%
1965 25.26 million An +1.3%
1966 25.93 million An +2.7%
1967 25.99 million An +0.2%
1968 25.56 million An -1.6%
1969 25.56 million An -0.0%
1970 25.50 million An -0.2%
1971 25.66 million An +0.7%
1972 26.49 million An +3.2%
1973 28.20 million An +6.5%
1974 29.60 million An +4.9%
1975 29.03 million An -1.9%
1976 28.04 million An -3.4%
1977 27.67 million An -1.3%
1978 27.58 million An -0.3%
1979 27.39 million An -0.7%
1980 27.23 million An -0.6%
1981 26.57 million An -2.4%
1982 26.58 million An +0.1%
1983 26.56 million An -0.1%
1984 26.31 million An -0.9%
1985 25.86 million An -1.7%
1986 25.16 million An -2.7%
1987 24.35 million An -3.2%
1988 23.88 million An -1.9%
1989 23.99 million An +0.4%
1990 24.40 million An +1.7%
1991 24.28 million An -0.5%
1992 28.66 million An +18.0%
1993 27.85 million An -2.8%
1994 26.96 million An -3.2%
1995 26.40 million An -2.1%
1996 26.57 million An +0.7%
1997 26.22 million An -1.3%
1998 26.17 million An -0.2%
1999 25.84 million An -1.3%
2000 25.38 million An -1.7%
2001 24.66 million An -2.8%
2002 24.22 million An -1.8%
2003 24.29 million An +0.3%
2004 24.27 million An -0.1%
2005 24.31 million An +0.2%
2006 24.06 million An -1.0%
2007 23.69 million An -1.6%
2008 23.44 million An -1.0%
2009 23.26 million An -0.8%
2010 23.07 million An -0.8%
2011 22.72 million An -1.5%
2012 22.98 million An +1.1%
2013 23.06 million An +0.4%
2014 23.03 million An -0.1%
2015 23.13 million An +0.4%
2016 23.51 million An +1.6%
2017 23.58 million An +0.3%
2018 22.58 million An -4.3%
2019 22.28 million An -1.3%
2020 22.12 million An -0.7%
2021 22.21 million An +0.4%
2022 22.13 million An -0.4%
2023 21.87 million An -1.1%
2024 21.35 million An -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.52 million An 24.93 million An 25.99 million An 9
1970s 27.52 million An 25.50 million An 29.60 million An 10
1980s 25.65 million An 23.88 million An 27.23 million An 10
1990s 26.34 million An 24.28 million An 28.66 million An 10
2000s 24.16 million An 23.26 million An 25.38 million An 10
2010s 23.00 million An 22.28 million An 23.58 million An 10
2020s 21.93 million An 21.35 million An 22.21 million An 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 21 Indonesia 19.17 million An compare
  2. 22 Russian Federation 17.38 million An compare
  3. 23 France 16.48 million An compare
  4. 24 Uganda 14.72 million An compare
  5. 25 Uzbekistan 14.39 million An compare
  6. 26 South Sudan 14.28 million An compare
  7. 27 Mali 14.04 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Europe?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Europe was 21.35 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 29.60 million An in 1974.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 21.35 million An in 2024.
How does Northern Europe rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Northern Europe ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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

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.