Bovine by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
55.39 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
10,320 Livestock unit (LSU)
Malta
Median
646,190 Livestock unit (LSU)
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,814
What the numbers show
Bovine by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 55.39 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 10,320 Livestock unit (LSU) in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 646,190 Livestock unit (LSU), and the mean is 3.42 million Livestock unit (LSU).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,367.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 69.2%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 14.5%).
Bovine 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) | 55.39 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 2 | France | 11.86 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 7.89 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 6.88 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 6.88 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Ireland | 5.34 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 4.65 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 4.65 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 4.51 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Spain | 4.50 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2.70 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2.70 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.59 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 1.49 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 1.32 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 1.04 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 1.02 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 1.02 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 1.00 million Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 646,190 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 595,400 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 568,730 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 505,990 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 492,630 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 492,630 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 449,200 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 329,380 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 329,380 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Slovakia | 314,390 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 314,390 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 290,120 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 290,120 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 290,080 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 290,080 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 35 | Estonia | 185,710 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 185,710 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 137,440 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 66,510 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 10,320 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 8.1% | 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) 55.39 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) 3.25 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 1.86 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Pays de la Loire (NUTS 2013) 1.82 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Bretagne (NUTS 2013) 1.52 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Basse-Normandie (NUTS 2013) 1.18 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Lombardia 1.16 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.14 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Auvergne (NUTS 2013) 1.14 million Livestock unit (LSU)
- Castilla y León 986,700 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Weser-Ems 941,600 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Bourgogne (NUTS 2013) 922,990 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Mazowieckie (NUTS 2013) 832,980 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Midi-Pyrénées (NUTS 2013) 822,450 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Wielkopolskie 761,730 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Limousin (NUTS 2013) 739,830 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Galicia 734,030 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 730,710 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Podlaskie (NUTS 2013) 712,670 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Schleswig-Holstein 695,150 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Lorraine (NUTS 2013) 652,110 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Oberbayern 620,690 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Extremadura 601,580 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Lüneburg 577,950 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Piemonte 575,720 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Lietuva (NUTS 2013) 564,970 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Veneto 543,320 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Gelderland 541,160 Livestock unit (LSU)
- South Western Scotland (NUTS 2013) 540,210 Livestock unit (LSU)
- West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) 538,030 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Poitou-Charentes (NUTS 2013) 526,070 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (NUTS 2013) 513,300 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021) 508,570 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Franche-Comté (NUTS 2013) 473,090 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Emilia-Romagna 460,930 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Schwaben 450,270 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 449,130 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Overijssel 433,140 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Friesland (NL) 429,520 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) 423,730 Livestock unit (LSU)