Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 35,682 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Iceland stood at 35,682 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Iceland peaked at 89,649 LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 35,682 LSU, in 2023.
That places Iceland 137th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 80,933 LSU | 73,652 LSU | 84,751 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 83,610 LSU | 73,575 LSU | 89,649 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,585 LSU | 56,124 LSU | 82,815 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,184 LSU | 45,869 LSU | 54,885 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,247 LSU | 45,534 LSU | 47,395 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,498 LSU | 41,742 LSU | 48,752 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,830 LSU | 35,682 LSU | 40,234 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Iceland?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Iceland was 35,682 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 89,649 LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,682 LSU in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 137th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.