Cattle livestock count heads in Finland
Finland: Cattle livestock count heads was 764,030 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle livestock count heads in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle livestock count heads in Finland stood at 764,030. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Finland peaked at 2.17 million in 1963 and was at its lowest, 764,030, in 2024.
That places Finland 111th out of 196 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 million | 1.98 million | 2.17 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.83 million | 1.74 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million | 1.38 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million | 1.09 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 975,722 | 915,345 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 899,595 | 840,740 | 925,808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 810,000 | 764,030 | 835,380 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.61 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.61 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Finland?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Finland was 764,030 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 1963.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 764,030 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Finland ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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