Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Belgium

Belgium: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 0.46 %LSU in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.46 %LSU
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
168th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.46 %LSU
in 2022
All-time low
0.28 %LSU
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2022

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Belgium, 2000–2022

00.10.20.30.40.52000201120222000: 0.28 %LSU2001: 0.36 %LSU2002: 0.36 %LSU2003: 0.38 %LSU2004: 0.4 %LSU2005: 0.41 %LSU2006: 0.42 %LSU2007: 0.42 %LSU2008: 0.38 %LSU2009: 0.37 %LSU2010: 0.33 %LSU2011: 0.35 %LSU2012: 0.36 %LSU2013: 0.36 %LSU2014: 0.36 %LSU2015: 0.34 %LSU2016: 0.32 %LSU2017: 0.33 %LSU2019: 0.37 %LSU2022: 0.46 %LSU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.46 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Belgium peaked at 0.46 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.28 %LSU, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 168th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.378 %LSU 0.28 %LSU 0.42 %LSU 10
2010s 0.3467 %LSU 0.32 %LSU 0.37 %LSU 9
2020s 0.46 %LSU 0.46 %LSU 0.46 %LSU 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 165 Trinidad and Tobago 0.69 %LSU compare
  2. 166 Thailand 0.61 %LSU compare
  3. 167 New Caledonia 0.54 %LSU compare
  4. 169 Republic of Korea 0.45 %LSU compare
  5. 170 China, Taiwan Province of 0.44 %LSU compare
  6. 171 Paraguay 0.43 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Belgium?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Belgium was 0.46 %LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.46 %LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.28 %LSU in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Belgium ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
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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.