Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Western Europe
Western Europe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 36.20 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Western 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 Western Europe is 36.20 million An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Europe peaked at 58.49 million An in 1984 and was at its lowest, 36.20 million An, in 2024.
That places Western Europe 20th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.50 million An | — |
| 1962 | 49.26 million An | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 48.84 million An | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 47.89 million An | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 48.54 million An | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 50.07 million An | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 51.21 million An | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 51.91 million An | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 51.58 million An | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 52.08 million An | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 51.60 million An | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 51.61 million An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 53.26 million An | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 55.91 million An | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 56.42 million An | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 56.22 million An | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 55.87 million An | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 56.34 million An | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 57.00 million An | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 57.48 million An | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 57.22 million An | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 57.02 million An | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 57.45 million An | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 58.49 million An | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 58.07 million An | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 57.58 million An | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 55.66 million An | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 54.08 million An | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 54.08 million An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 54.28 million An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 53.42 million An | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 50.34 million An | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 48.90 million An | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 48.44 million An | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 48.60 million An | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.39 million An | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 47.60 million An | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 46.58 million An | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 46.39 million An | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.97 million An | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 46.76 million An | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.35 million An | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 43.78 million An | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 43.00 million An | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 42.74 million An | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 42.46 million An | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.75 million An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 43.31 million An | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.11 million An | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.75 million An | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 41.88 million An | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 41.58 million An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.85 million An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 42.36 million An | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 42.56 million An | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.36 million An | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.36 million An | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 40.31 million An | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 39.51 million An | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 38.72 million An | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.97 million An | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 37.60 million An | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.19 million An | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 36.20 million An | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.64 million An | 47.50 million An | 51.91 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.63 million An | 51.60 million An | 57.00 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.71 million An | 54.08 million An | 58.49 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.29 million An | 46.39 million An | 54.28 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.02 million An | 42.46 million An | 46.97 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.65 million An | 39.51 million An | 42.75 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.54 million An | 36.20 million An | 38.72 million An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Europe?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Europe was 36.20 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.49 million An in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.20 million An in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Western Europe ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.