Sheep and Goats — Stocks in France
France: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 785,100 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in France, 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 France is 785,100 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in France peaked at 1.47 million LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 785,100 LSU, in 2023.
France ranks 58th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million LSU | 969,460 LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 million LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 1.27 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million LSU | 1.24 million LSU | 1.47 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million LSU | 1.09 million LSU | 1.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million LSU | 942,234 LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 857,713 LSU | 817,219 LSU | 939,853 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 813,858 LSU | 785,100 LSU | 841,269 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,882 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in France?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in France was 785,100 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 785,100 LSU in 2023.
- How does France rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- France ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.