Number of livestock 1980–2019
| Type of animal | Number of livestock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980[1] | 1990[1] | 1995[1] | 2000[1] | 2005 | 2010 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
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Cattle
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Dairy cows
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655 700 | 576 400 | 482 100 | 427 600 | 393 300 | 348 100 | 319 400 | 305 600 | |
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Suckler cows
|
70 900 | 74 500 | 157 100 | 167 300 | 176 600 | 197 100 | 214 300 | 210 100 | |
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Other cattle, one year old and over
|
613 800 | 543 500 | 595 500 | 588 700 | 526 600 | 512 600 | 498 200 | 500 000 | |
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Calves under 1 year
|
594 500 | 524 000 | 542 300 | 500 200 | 508 500 | 478 900 | 474 800 | 450 600 | |
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Total cattle
|
1 935 000 | 1 718 400 | 1 777 100 | 1 683 800 | 1 605 000 | 1 536 700 | 1 506 600 | 1 466 300 | |
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Sheep
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Ewes and rams
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161 000 | 161 200 | 195 400 | 198 300 | 222 000 | 273 100 | 295 900 | 279 900 | |
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Lambs
|
230 600 | 243 600 | 266 400 | 233 700 | 249 300 | 291 800 | 291 200 | 269 000 | |
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Total sheep
|
391 600 | 404 800 | 461 800 | 432 000 | 471 300 | 564 900 | 587 300 | 548 900 | |
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Pigs
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Boars
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11 900 | 8 600 | 7 600 | 4 200 | 2 700 | 2 300 | 1 500 | 1 500 | |
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Sows
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278 200 | 221 100 | 237 400 | 201 900 | 185 400 | 153 600 | 130 300 | 128 100 | |
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Piglets, 20 kg and over[2]
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1 253 800 | 1 024 800 | 1 299 800 | 1 145 900 | 1 085 300 | 936 900 | 900 900 | 943 000 | |
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Piglets under 20 kg[3]
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1 170 200 | 1 009 400 | 768 300 | 566 000 | 537 800 | 427 000 | 360 500 | 383 400 | |
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Total pigs
|
2 714 200 | 2 263 900 | 2 313 100 | 1 918 000 | 1 811 200 | 1 519 900 | 1 393 200 | 1 456 000 | |
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Fowls and chickens
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Fowls
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5 937 200 | 6 391 900 | 6 100 300 | 5 669 700 | 5 065 300 | 6 061 500 | 7 699 300 | 8 909 100 | |
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Laying breed chickens
|
2 635 600 | 2 175 700 | 1 811 500 | 1 654 000 | 1 696 800 | 1 646 700 | 1 926 800 | 2 067 500 | |
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Total of fowls and chickens
|
8 572 800 | 8 567 600 | 79 11 800 | 7 323 700 | 6 762 000 | 7 708 200 | 9 626 100 | 10 976 600 | |
1) For the years 1980, 1990, 1995 och 2000 only agricultural holdings with more than 2.0 hectares arable land or holdings with large animal stocks are included.
2) Up to the year 1993 the figures refer to piglets 3 months and over.
3) Up to the year 1993 the figures refer to piglets less that 3 months.
Source: Swedish Board of Agriculture and Statistics Sweden, Farm register.
