Livestock density by country

Countries reporting
30
Highest
156.21 million Hectare
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
129,850 Hectare
Cyprus
Median
2.91 million Hectare
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
213

What the numbers show

Livestock density is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 156.21 million Hectare in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 129,850 Hectare in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.91 million Hectare, and the mean is 10.99 million Hectare.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,203.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 18.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 18.4%).

Livestock density: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 156.21 million Hectare 2023 down 10.4% flat
2 France 27.20 million Hectare 2023 down 1.9% flat
2 Luxembourg 133,010 Hectare 2023 up 1.5% flat
3 Spain 23.46 million Hectare 2023 up 0.7% falling
3 Malta 8,880 Hectare 2023 down 18.4% falling
4 Germany 16.59 million Hectare 2023 down 0.7% flat
5 United Kingdom 16.39 million Hectare 2016 up 2.7% flat
6 Poland 14.58 million Hectare 2023 up 1.2% flat
7 Romania 12.55 million Hectare 2023 down 3.9% falling
8 Italy 12.42 million Hectare 2023 up 2.6% flat
9 Hungary 5.09 million Hectare 2023 up 9.2% rising
10 Ireland 5.05 million Hectare 2023 up 1.9% rising
11 Bulgaria 4.42 million Hectare 2023 down 5.0% rising
12 Greece 4.01 million Hectare 2023 down 17.5% falling
13 Portugal 3.86 million Hectare 2023 up 6.0% rising
14 Czechia 3.52 million Hectare 2023 up 0.9% flat
15 Sweden 2.98 million Hectare 2023 down 1.7% falling
16 Lithuania 2.85 million Hectare 2023 down 0.5% rising
17 Denmark 2.63 million Hectare 2023 up 0.3% flat
18 Austria 2.57 million Hectare 2023 down 5.7% falling
19 Finland 2.26 million Hectare 2023 up 0.3% flat
20 Latvia 1.97 million Hectare 2023 up 4.9% rising
21 Slovakia 1.81 million Hectare 2023 down 4.9% flat
22 Netherlands 1.81 million Hectare 2023 down 2.2% falling
23 Croatia 1.51 million Hectare 2023 down 4.1% rising
24 Belgium 1.35 million Hectare 2023 up 3.5% flat
25 Norway 980,300 Hectare 2023 down 0.7% falling
26 Estonia 978,360 Hectare 2023 up 2.2% rising
27 Slovenia 488,610 Hectare 2023 up 0.6% flat
28 Cyprus 129,850 Hectare 2023 up 18.8% falling

About this data

Indicator
Livestock density
Unit
Hectare
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 213 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed