Livestock and poultry population in peasant (farm) holdings, 2021–2023
at year-end; thousand heads
Rosstat annually records thousands of livestock and poultry heads in Russian peasant farm enterprises; this table presents indicators for the 2021–2023 period. The nine table rows are categorized by animal type, including cattle, cows, and pigs, allowing for an assessment of the livestock structure in this sector. The data reflect the state of livestock farming at the end of each year, providing an opportunity to track changes in the population of major agricultural animals and poultry in the country's farm sector
- Poultry – Total
- Agricultural bird — value
- Sheep and goats – value
- Sheep and goats – Total
- Cattle — value
- Cattle – Total
- including cows — value
- including cows — Total
Chart of cattle population in farm enterprises from 2021 to 2023, thousands of heads
Who grew, who fell: 2021 → 2023
Set in numbers
Coverage: 27 series in at year-end; thousand heads, 2021 through 2023, 3 reporting periods. 36 values in total.
Between 2021 and 2022 “Cattle — value” rose from 2,865 to 2,920 — 1.9%.
All table numbers are series: 27
How to read this table
Nine types of animals and poultry are distributed across the rows, facilitating comparisons between cattle populations and pigs or other categories. The columns specify particular years, making it easy to track changes in the number of heads in each enterprise over the three-year period. Comparing this data reveals the development dynamics of farming and identifies which livestock types are concentrated in small-scale farming, based on official Rosstat statistical data
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Poultry – Total” — 9,044 at year-end; thousand heads; the smallest is “Pigs — Share in total livestock and poultry, percent” at 0.7 at year-end; thousand heads. The gap between them is 12,920-fold.
The table is 45% filled: Rosstat does not publish every cell, and the gaps are left as they are rather than interpolated.
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Period and application
The statistics cover the period from 2021 to 2023 and are useful for analysts studying agriculture and small business development in Russia. The information is updated in the 2024 yearbook, ensuring data accuracy for assessing the current state of the industry. The presented indicators serve as a basis for analyzing the productivity of farm enterprises and planning livestock sector support measures at federal and regional levels based on current information
1) Удельный вес в общем поголовье сельскохозяйственных организаций и крестьянских (фермерских) хозяйств.
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