Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Norway
Norway: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 852,800 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Norway recorded 852,800 An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Norway peaked at 1.18 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 840,000 An, in 2014.
Norway ranks 107th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 million An | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.12 million An | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.10 million An | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.06 million An | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1.04 million An | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 995,676 An | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 1.01 million An | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 973,425 An | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 943,002 An | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 931,691 An | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 940,376 An | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 965,557 An | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 955,234 An | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 914,905 An | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 921,231 An | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 944,920 An | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 953,814 An | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 968,843 An | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 984,700 An | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.01 million An | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million An | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 989,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 975,600 An | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 970,200 An | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 967,500 An | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 945,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 931,900 An | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 949,400 An | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 953,100 An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 974,185 An | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 982,507 An | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 974,736 An | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 979,456 An | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 988,403 An | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.01 million An | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million An | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million An | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million An | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 987,915 An | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 978,854 An | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 958,661 An | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 956,916 An | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 943,208 An | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 933,698 An | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 922,976 An | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 905,515 An | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 891,170 An | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 878,134 An | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 874,529 An | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 864,139 An | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 861,924 An | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 853,655 An | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 840,000 An | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 853,327 An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 872,145 An | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 885,292 An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 881,991 An | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 874,136 An | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 882,961 An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 901,026 An | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 898,800 An | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 874,200 An | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 852,800 An | -2.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 852,800 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 556,466 An, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 852,800 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 million An, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 million An | 973,425 An | 1.18 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 943,957 An | 914,905 An | 968,843 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 973,680 An | 931,900 An | 1.01 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 994,543 An | 953,100 An | 1.04 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 935,705 An | 878,134 An | 987,915 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 866,114 An | 840,000 An | 885,292 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 881,957 An | 852,800 An | 901,026 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Norway?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Norway was 852,800 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 840,000 An in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Norway ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.