Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 11.73 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 11.73 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Portugal peaked at 27.35 %LSU in 1967 and was at its lowest, 9.17 %LSU, in 2016.
That places Portugal 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 25.59 %LSU | 22.76 %LSU | 27.35 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.06 %LSU | 18.07 %LSU | 21.98 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.29 %LSU | 14.12 %LSU | 18.69 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.98 %LSU | 15.63 %LSU | 16.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.03 %LSU | 11.06 %LSU | 15.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.07 %LSU | 9.17 %LSU | 10.91 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 %LSU | 9.21 %LSU | 11.73 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 98 China, mainland 12.09 %LSU compare
- 99 China (People’s Republic of) 11.98 %LSU compare
- 100 Georgia 11.78 %LSU compare
- 102 Seychelles 11.64 %LSU compare
- 103 Malta 11.58 %LSU compare
- 104 Haiti 11.35 %LSU compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.0172 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Portugal?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Portugal was 11.73 %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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.35 %LSU in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 %LSU in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.