Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belgium

Belgium: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 18,548 LSU in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18,548 LSU
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
149th
of 203 countries
All-time high
18,548 LSU
in 2022
All-time low
13,697 LSU
in 2017
Years of data
20
2000–2022

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201120222000: 14.2k LSU2001: 17.7k LSU2002: 17.1k LSU2003: 17.2k LSU2004: 17.6k LSU2005: 17.9k LSU2006: 18.2k LSU2007: 17.9k LSU2008: 16.3k LSU2009: 15.8k LSU2010: 14.2k LSU2011: 15.0k LSU2012: 15.5k LSU2013: 15.5k LSU2014: 15.0k LSU2015: 14.4k LSU2016: 13.7k LSU2017: 13.7k LSU2019: 15.6k LSU2022: 18.5k LSU

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 18,548 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Belgium peaked at 18,548 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,697 LSU, in 2017.

That places Belgium 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16,997 LSU 14,189 LSU 18,196 LSU 10
2010s 14,731 LSU 13,697 LSU 15,591 LSU 9
2020s 18,548 LSU 18,548 LSU 18,548 LSU 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 146 Czechia 20,792 LSU compare
  2. 147 Montenegro 19,718 LSU compare
  3. 148 Timor-Leste 19,070 LSU compare
  4. 150 Belgium-Luxembourg 17,100 LSU
  5. 151 Cabo Verde 16,258 LSU compare
  6. 152 Denmark 15,257 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Belgium?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Belgium was 18,548 LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 18,548 LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 13,697 LSU in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Belgium ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
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
Last refreshed

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.