Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 7,864 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands is 7,864 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands peaked at 7,864 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,433 LSU, in 1982.
Faroe Islands ranks 162nd of 203 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,858 LSU | 6,580 LSU | 7,045 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,878 LSU | 6,535 LSU | 7,121 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,554 LSU | 6,433 LSU | 6,700 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,788 LSU | 6,700 LSU | 6,810 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,806 LSU | 6,800 LSU | 6,810 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,230 LSU | 6,800 LSU | 7,678 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,767 LSU | 7,674 LSU | 7,864 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.55 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 53 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 242.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.31 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,296 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 96 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands was 7,864 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7,864 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,433 LSU in 1982.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Faroe Islands ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.