Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Finland
Finland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 12,790 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Finland stood at 12,790 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Finland peaked at 30,910 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,150 LSU, in 1984.
That places Finland 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Finland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,910 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 28,056 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 23,982 LSU | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 22,378 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 20,124 LSU | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 17,640 LSU | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 17,456 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 15,670 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 16,075 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 19,040 LSU | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 17,700 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 15,660 LSU | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 14,710 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 14,770 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 12,580 LSU | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 11,340 LSU | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 10,650 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 10,840 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 11,490 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 10,790 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 10,520 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 10,580 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 10,600 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6,150 LSU | -42.0% |
| 1985 | 7,040 LSU | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 7,260 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 6,850 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 6,650 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 6,170 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 6,440 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 11,070 LSU | +71.9% |
| 1992 | 11,360 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 12,540 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 12,680 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 16,460 LSU | +29.8% |
| 1996 | 15,600 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 15,810 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 13,640 LSU | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 11,450 LSU | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 10,821 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 10,345 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 10,250 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 10,520 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 11,630 LSU | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 9,668 LSU | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 12,332 LSU | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 12,543 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 12,814 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 12,360 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 13,056 LSU | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 13,399 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 13,489 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14,006 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 14,223 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 15,978 LSU | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 16,130 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16,120 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16,044 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 15,081 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 14,620 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 13,700 LSU | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 13,838 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12,790 LSU | -7.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 12,790 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Finland's 12,790 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,749 LSU, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +71.9% | 6,440 LSU | 11,070 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,366 LSU | 15,670 LSU | 30,910 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,878 LSU | 10,650 LSU | 19,040 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,261 LSU | 6,150 LSU | 10,790 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,705 LSU | 6,440 LSU | 16,460 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,328 LSU | 9,668 LSU | 12,814 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,753 LSU | 13,056 LSU | 16,130 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,737 LSU | 12,790 LSU | 14,620 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Finland?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Finland was 12,790 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30,910 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,150 LSU in 1984.
- How does Finland rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Finland ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.