Production forecasts for bovines, sheep and goats - bi-annual data by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
2,529 Thousand heads (animals)
France
Lowest
1.98 Thousand heads (animals)
Malta
Median
193.1 Thousand heads (animals)
Years covered
35
1993–2027
Data points
910
What the numbers show
Production forecasts for bovines, sheep and goats - bi-annual data is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 2,529 Thousand heads (animals) in France; the lowest is 1.98 Thousand heads (animals) in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 193.1 Thousand heads (animals), and the mean is 425.5 Thousand heads (animals).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,277.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 22.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 48.5%).
Production forecasts for bovines, sheep and goats - bi-annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2,529 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 1,751 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,224 Thousand heads (animals) | 2021 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 1,202 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 5 | Ireland | 1,086 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 809 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 785 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 705.9 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 354.9 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 348.3 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 292.4 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 12 | Switzerland | 292.13 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 267.26 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 243.9 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 231.37 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 193.1 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 121.47 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 18 | Finland | 110.02 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 103.7 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 88.3 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 78 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 71.5 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 56.91 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 55.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 50 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 43.27 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 35.8 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 30.88 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 29 | Montenegro | 19.26 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 30 | Cyprus | 9.07 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 1.98 Thousand heads (animals) | 2027 | up 15.1% | falling |