Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in France
France: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in France is 0.03 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in France peaked at 0.05 LSU/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 1961.
France ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in France, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.035 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.042 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.036 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 111 Cuba 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Guyana 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Liberia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Mauritius 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Philippines 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 South Africa 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Switzerland 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 USSR 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Australia and New Zealand 0.03 LSU/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in France?
- Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in France was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 LSU/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does France rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- France ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.