Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Norway

Norway: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 16.32 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.32 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
18.73 %LSU
in 1995
All-time low
12.99 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 16.32 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Norway peaked at 18.73 %LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.99 %LSU, in 1961.

Norway ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.63 %LSU 12.99 %LSU 16.15 %LSU 9
1970s 14.27 %LSU 13.35 %LSU 15.67 %LSU 10
1980s 17.47 %LSU 15.89 %LSU 18.62 %LSU 10
1990s 17.84 %LSU 16.86 %LSU 18.73 %LSU 10
2000s 17.5 %LSU 16.64 %LSU 18.55 %LSU 10
2010s 17.18 %LSU 16.55 %LSU 17.99 %LSU 10
2020s 16.53 %LSU 16.32 %LSU 17.03 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 77 Zimbabwe 17.28 %LSU compare
  2. 78 Rwanda 16.82 %LSU compare
  3. 79 Jamaica 16.75 %LSU compare
  4. 81 Bangladesh 15.81 %LSU compare
  5. 82 Eswatini, Kingdom of 15.58 %LSU compare
  6. 83 Fiji, Republic of 15.23 %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 Norway?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Norway was 16.32 %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 Norway?
The highest recorded value was 18.73 %LSU in 1995.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 12.99 %LSU in 1961.
How does Norway rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Norway ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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.