Organic animal farming by utilised agricultural area, livestock unit, economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
917,350 Livestock unit (LSU)
France
Lowest
6,040 Livestock unit (LSU)
Luxembourg
Median
69,760 Livestock unit (LSU)
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
620
What the numbers show
Organic animal farming by utilised agricultural area, livestock unit, economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 917,350 Livestock unit (LSU) in France; the lowest is 6,040 Livestock unit (LSU) in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 69,760 Livestock unit (LSU), and the mean is 146,942 Livestock unit (LSU).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 152.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 250.2%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 20.3%).
Organic animal farming by utilised agricultural area, livestock unit: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 917,350 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 759,440 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 327,790 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 234,430 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Czechia | 159,510 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 156,440 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 127,560 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 250.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 85,440 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 83,000 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 73,710 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 73,710 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 70,890 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 68,630 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 68,630 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 58,400 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 58,400 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 39,760 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 39,760 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 30,400 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Croatia | 30,400 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 20,200 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 18,670 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 18,040 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 6,040 Livestock unit (LSU) | 2023 | up 86.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oberbayern 89,880 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Schwaben 74,600 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Oberösterreich 72,150 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Latvija 68,630 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Västsverige 68,070 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 64,810 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Brandenburg 63,470 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Salzburg 61,160 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Niederösterreich 60,500 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Steiermark 60,250 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Syddanmark 57,640 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Östra Mellansverige 55,700 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Midtjylland 52,780 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Jihozápad 52,220 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Schleswig-Holstein 42,450 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Eesti 39,760 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Prov. Luxembourg (BE) 38,220 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Småland med öarna 37,990 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Norra Mellansverige 36,010 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Nordjylland 35,370 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Tübingen 35,180 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Východné Slovensko 32,760 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Tirol 31,600 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Freiburg 30,700 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Länsi-Suomi 29,130 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Kärnten 28,400 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 28,030 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Severozápad 27,010 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Střední Morava 26,040 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Kassel 22,800 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Stuttgart 22,230 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Prov. Liège 21,950 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Weser-Ems 21,600 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Gießen 21,400 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Severovýchod 20,680 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Lüneburg 20,520 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Stredné Slovensko 20,120 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Niederbayern 19,780 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Sachsen-Anhalt 19,550 Livestock unit (LSU)
- Oberpfalz 18,110 Livestock unit (LSU)