Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Italy
Italy: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 747,700 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Italy stood at 747,700 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Italy peaked at 1.28 million LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 747,700 LSU, in 2023.
Italy ranks 55th of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Italy, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 961,180 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 937,368 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 913,473 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 899,845 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 909,405 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 913,900 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 935,200 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 940,940 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 925,180 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 916,830 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 896,634 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 882,156 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 872,060 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 875,690 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 895,310 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 909,190 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 939,340 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 965,390 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 995,310 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million LSU | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.25 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.27 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.17 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.21 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 773,200 LSU | -37.7% |
| 2002 | 933,638 LSU | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 912,600 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 891,263 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 908,398 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 889,900 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 918,200 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 915,700 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 913,250 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 897,360 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 888,293 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 790,733 LSU | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 815,769 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 810,305 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 811,021 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 831,114 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 820,761 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 816,541 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 805,960 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 809,987 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 778,910 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 757,800 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 747,700 LSU | -1.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 747,700 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 22.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 747,700 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,749 LSU, 9.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -37.7% | 1.24 million LSU | 773,200 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 926,277 LSU | 899,845 LSU | 961,180 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 914,791 LSU | 872,060 LSU | 995,310 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 1.28 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 1.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 929,755 LSU | 773,200 LSU | 1.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 828,786 LSU | 790,733 LSU | 897,360 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 773,599 LSU | 747,700 LSU | 809,987 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Italy?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Italy was 747,700 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million LSU in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 747,700 LSU in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.