Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in France
France: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 3.73 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in France, 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 France stood at 3.73 %LSU.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in France peaked at 5.35 %LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.42 %LSU, in 2015.
France ranks 135th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.16 %LSU | 4.05 %LSU | 4.34 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.35 %LSU | 4.14 %LSU | 4.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 %LSU | 4.7 %LSU | 5.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 %LSU | 4.31 %LSU | 4.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 %LSU | 3.8 %LSU | 4.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 %LSU | 3.42 %LSU | 3.8 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 %LSU | 3.66 %LSU | 3.77 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.87 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 97,624 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,621 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.62 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in France?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in France was 3.73 %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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 %LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 %LSU in 2015.
- How does France rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- France ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 — Share in total livestock. 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.