Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Italy
Italy: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 8.56 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Italy is 8.56 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Italy peaked at 11.17 %LSU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.82 %LSU, in 1970.
That places Italy 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.49 %LSU | 6.94 %LSU | 7.76 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.29 %LSU | 6.82 %LSU | 7.82 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.05 %LSU | 7.8 %LSU | 10.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.31 %LSU | 9.16 %LSU | 11.1 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.97 %LSU | 7.96 %LSU | 11.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 %LSU | 7.63 %LSU | 9.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 %LSU | 7.78 %LSU | 8.83 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 108 Croatia 9.95 %LSU compare
- 109 French Polynesia 9.48 %LSU compare
- 110 Martinique 9.1 %LSU compare
- 112 Russian Federation 8.22 %LSU compare
- 113 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 7.35 %LSU compare
- 114 OECD 6.75 %LSU compare
More environment data for Italy
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0018 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.83 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Italy?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Italy was 8.56 %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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.17 %LSU in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.82 %LSU in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Italy ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.