Number of cattle in Lithuania
Lithuania: Number of cattle was 599,770 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 599,770 animals for number of cattle in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Lithuania peaked at 2.20 million animals in 1992 and was at its lowest, 599,770 animals, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 117th 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 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 million animals | 922,800 animals | 2.20 million animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 797,890 animals | 748,300 animals | 897,800 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 714,457 animals | 634,600 animals | 759,400 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 624,682 animals | 599,770 animals | 641,920 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 893,162 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 30.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.34 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Lithuania?
- Number of cattle in Lithuania was 599,770 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million animals in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 599,770 animals in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for number of cattle?
- Lithuania ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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