Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Germany
Germany: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 1.01 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 1.01 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Germany peaked at 1.61 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.84 %LSU, in 2015.
That places Germany 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 %LSU | 1.11 %LSU | 1.61 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 %LSU | 0.98 %LSU | 1.1 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 %LSU | 1.09 %LSU | 1.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 %LSU | 1.24 %LSU | 1.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 %LSU | 1.26 %LSU | 1.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.954 %LSU | 0.84 %LSU | 1.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 %LSU | 0.88 %LSU | 1.09 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Germany?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Germany was 1.01 %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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 %LSU in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Germany ranks 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.