Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 18,548 LSU in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2022
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 136th out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,189 LSU | — |
| 2001 | 17,689 LSU | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 17,144 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 17,227 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17,613 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 17,859 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 18,196 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 17,940 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 16,327 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 15,789 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 14,200 LSU | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 14,952 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 15,522 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 15,488 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 14,428 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 13,703 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 13,697 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,591 LSU | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 18,548 LSU | +19.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 18,548 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 55% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 18,548 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,749 LSU, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
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 136th out of 187 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
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.