FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Finland
Finland had 764,030 cattle in 2024, the 110th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 16%. The record was 2.2 million head in 1963.
- Animals, 2024
- 764,030 head
- World rank
- 110 of 190
- 10-year change
- −16%
- Record
- 2.2 million head
- 1963
Cattle in Finland, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 764,030 | −4.3% |
| 2023 | 798,640 | −2.8% |
| 2022 | 821,970 | −1.0% |
| 2021 | 829,980 | −0.6% |
| 2020 | 835,380 | −0.6% |
| 2019 | 840,740 | −2.2% |
| 2018 | 859,380 | −3.8% |
| 2017 | 893,178 | −1.7% |
| 2016 | 909,021 | −0.6% |
| 2015 | 914,717 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 914,439 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 911,847 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | 912,768 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 914,053 | −1.3% |
| 2010 | 925,808 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 918,268 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 915,345 | −1.2% |
| 2007 | 926,694 | −2.4% |
| 2006 | 949,291 | −1.0% |
| 2005 | 958,925 | −1.0% |
| 2004 | 969,000 | −3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,000,200 | −2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,025,400 | −1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,037,400 | −1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,056,700 | −2.8% |
| 1999 | 1,086,800 | −2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,117,100 | −2.2% |
| 1997 | 1,142,400 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,145,600 | −0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,147,900 | −6.9% |
| 1994 | 1,233,000 | −1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,252,300 | −1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,273,200 | −2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,309,900 | −3.9% |
| 1990 | 1,363,000 | −1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,379,000 | −3.8% |
| 1988 | 1,434,200 | −3.4% |
| 1987 | 1,484,700 | −5.2% |
| 1986 | 1,566,500 | −1.6% |
| 1985 | 1,591,600 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,587,700 | −4.5% |
| 1983 | 1,662,100 | −2.5% |
| 1982 | 1,705,100 | −2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,752,900 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,752,500 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1,736,100 | −2.4% |
| 1978 | 1,779,200 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,762,300 | −2.9% |
| 1976 | 1,815,300 | −1.5% |
| 1975 | 1,843,300 | −3.2% |
| 1974 | 1,904,800 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,884,300 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,835,000 | −1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,865,400 | −0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,872,900 | −5.5% |
| 1969 | 1,981,300 | −4.3% |
| 1968 | 2,070,500 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 2,035,600 | −0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,049,000 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2,027,500 | −5.5% |
| 1964 | 2,145,900 | −1.3% |
| 1963 | 2,174,800 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 2,152,300 | +4.7% |
| 1961 | 2,056,600 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.