Number of cattle in Sweden
Sweden: Number of cattle was 1.33 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.33 million animals for number of cattle in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Sweden peaked at 2.58 million animals in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million animals, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 102nd of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 million animals | 2.04 million animals | 2.58 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.88 million animals | 1.83 million animals | 1.93 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 million animals | 1.66 million animals | 1.94 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 million animals | 1.71 million animals | 1.83 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million animals | 1.54 million animals | 1.68 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million animals | 1.40 million animals | 1.54 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million animals | 1.33 million animals | 1.39 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Sweden?
- Number of cattle in Sweden was 1.33 million 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million animals in 1962.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million animals in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for number of cattle?
- Sweden ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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