Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Sweden

Sweden: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 2.12 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.12 %LSU
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
142nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.96 %LSU
in 2011
All-time low
0.55 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.511.522.53196119922023

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 2.12 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Sweden peaked at 2.96 %LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.55 %LSU, in 1961.

Sweden ranks 142nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8878 %LSU 0.55 %LSU 1.34 %LSU 9
1970s 1.45 %LSU 1.35 %LSU 1.56 %LSU 10
1980s 1.68 %LSU 1.49 %LSU 1.78 %LSU 10
1990s 1.88 %LSU 1.76 %LSU 1.98 %LSU 10
2000s 2.18 %LSU 1.93 %LSU 2.56 %LSU 10
2010s 2.76 %LSU 1.9 %LSU 2.96 %LSU 10
2020s 2.17 %LSU 2.12 %LSU 2.25 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 139 Myanmar 2.34 %LSU compare
  2. 140 Lithuania 2.3 %LSU compare
  3. 140 Switzerland 2.3 %LSU compare
  4. 143 Austria 2.1 %LSU compare
  5. 143 Réunion 2.1 %LSU compare
  6. 143 Ukraine 2.1 %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 Sweden?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Sweden was 2.12 %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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 2.96 %LSU in 2011.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.55 %LSU in 1961.
How does Sweden rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Sweden ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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

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.