Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Austria
Austria: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 48,881 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Austria recorded 48,881 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Austria peaked at 50,295 LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,850 LSU, in 1972.
That places Austria 119th out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Austria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,697 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 31,807 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 28,560 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 26,491 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 25,786 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 23,978 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 23,165 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 21,745 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 20,325 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 19,059 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 17,546 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 16,850 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 16,951 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 18,426 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 19,986 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 21,262 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 21,462 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 21,823 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 22,832 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 23,034 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 22,325 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 22,692 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 23,057 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 24,778 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 25,010 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 27,554 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 28,640 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 29,413 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 28,796 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 32,331 LSU | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 34,666 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 36,701 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 35,140 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 38,111 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 39,189 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 41,948 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 43,533 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 44,200 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 41,506 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 41,027 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 39,534 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 37,992 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 36,221 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 38,010 LSU | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 38,269 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38,083 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 36,548 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 41,182 LSU | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 39,567 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 41,290 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 43,018 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 43,354 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 43,786 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 42,951 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 41,979 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 43,033 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 46,112 LSU | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 49,788 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 49,516 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 48,652 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 50,295 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 49,968 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 48,881 LSU | -2.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 48,881 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 48,881 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,749 LSU, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,173 LSU | 20,325 LSU | 33,697 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,620 LSU | 16,850 LSU | 22,832 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,530 LSU | 22,325 LSU | 29,413 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,732 LSU | 32,331 LSU | 44,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,643 LSU | 36,221 LSU | 41,182 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,483 LSU | 41,290 LSU | 49,788 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,449 LSU | 48,652 LSU | 50,295 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Austria?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Austria was 48,881 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 50,295 LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,850 LSU in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Austria ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.