Main livestock indicators by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
116.52 million Livestock unit (LSU)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
29,040 Livestock unit (LSU)
Malta
Median
1.96 million Livestock unit (LSU)
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,773
What the numbers show
Main livestock indicators by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 116.52 million Livestock unit (LSU) in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 29,040 Livestock unit (LSU) in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.96 million Livestock unit (LSU), and the mean is 8.10 million Livestock unit (LSU).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,012.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 37.1%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 20.5%).
Main livestock indicators by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 116.52 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 2 | France | 19.58 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 16.82 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 15.02 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 13.04 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 10.21 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 9.81 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Ireland | 6.49 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 5.98 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 10 | Romania | 4.21 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 3.59 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 3.40 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 2.22 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 2.21 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 1.96 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 1.95 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 1.64 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 1.63 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 1.23 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 1.05 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 892,990 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 721,590 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 682,090 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 534,040 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 488,370 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 445,090 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 27 | Estonia | 277,020 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 238,670 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 37.1% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 157,530 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 30 | Malta | 29,040 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 116.52 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Bretagne (NUTS 2013) 4.58 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 3.69 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Pays de la Loire (NUTS 2013) 3.57 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Cataluña 3.52 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Weser-Ems 2.93 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Lombardia 2.74 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Castilla y León 2.70 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 2.43 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Wielkopolskie 2.17 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Aragón 1.66 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.63 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Noord-Brabant 1.63 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Andalucía 1.62 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Castilla-La Mancha 1.61 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Mazowieckie (NUTS 2013) 1.53 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Veneto 1.48 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Extremadura 1.47 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Basse-Normandie (NUTS 2013) 1.41 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Galicia 1.36 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Auvergne (NUTS 2013) 1.32 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Münster 1.29 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Midi-Pyrénées (NUTS 2013) 1.27 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Midtjylland 1.18 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Syddanmark 1.16 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Emilia-Romagna 1.15 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen 1.13 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Gelderland 1.13 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 1.05 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Bourgogne (NUTS 2013) 1.05 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) 1.01 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Schleswig-Holstein 1.01 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Piemonte 1.00 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021) 936,920 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Poitou-Charentes (NUTS 2013) 933,590 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) 919,720 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 909,790 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Podlaskie (NUTS 2013) 904,670 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Lüneburg 874,840 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Nordjylland 859,530 Livestock unit (LSU)