What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Denmark?

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Denmark was 0.35 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 0.41 %LSU in 1991.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.09 %LSU in 1961.

How does Denmark rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?

Denmark ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Denmark 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.

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Denmark

Name: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Denmark
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Denmark: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 0.35 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.35 %LSU

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

192nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.41 %LSU

in 1991

All-time low

0.09 %LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Denmark, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Denmark stood at 0.35 %LSU.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Denmark peaked at 0.41 %LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.09 %LSU, in 1961.

Denmark ranks 192nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1622 %LSU	0.09 %LSU	0.23 %LSU	9
1970s	0.115 %LSU	0.1 %LSU	0.14 %LSU	10
1980s	0.155 %LSU	0.1 %LSU	0.32 %LSU	10
1990s	0.33 %LSU	0.29 %LSU	0.41 %LSU	10
2000s	0.293 %LSU	0.22 %LSU	0.35 %LSU	10
2010s	0.315 %LSU	0.29 %LSU	0.33 %LSU	10
2020s	0.31 %LSU	0.27 %LSU	0.35 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Denmark

189 Costa Rica 0.4 %LSU compare
189 Poland 0.4 %LSU compare
191 Brunei Darussalam 0.38 %LSU compare
193 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.31 %LSU compare
194 Belarus 0.29 %LSU compare
195 Singapore 0.26 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Denmark

Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 509,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 513,830 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 17,453 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,730 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 248,479 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 153,799 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 442,797 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 425,964 t (2024)

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Denmark?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Denmark was 0.35 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.41 %LSU in 1991.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.09 %LSU in 1961.
How does Denmark rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Denmark ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.