Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Portugal

Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 255,232 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
255,232 LSU
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
88th
of 203 countries
All-time high
634,572 LSU
in 1967
All-time low
241,500 LSU
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Portugal is 255,232 LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Portugal peaked at 634,572 LSU in 1967 and was at its lowest, 241,500 LSU, in 2014.

That places Portugal 88th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 585,358 LSU 546,700 LSU 634,572 LSU 9
1970s 485,996 LSU 449,000 LSU 580,600 LSU 10
1980s 450,380 LSU 374,500 LSU 554,500 LSU 10
1990s 416,200 LSU 407,000 LSU 426,600 LSU 10
2000s 329,950 LSU 279,300 LSU 421,400 LSU 10
2010s 250,836 LSU 241,500 LSU 264,500 LSU 10
2020s 262,592 LSU 255,232 LSU 267,214 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 85 Madagascar 297,662 LSU compare
  2. 86 Colombia 294,048 LSU compare
  3. 87 Myanmar 284,000 LSU compare
  4. 89 Norway 226,290 LSU compare
  5. 90 Haiti 215,181 LSU compare
  6. 91 Lesotho 208,938 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Portugal?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Portugal was 255,232 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 634,572 LSU in 1967.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 241,500 LSU in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Portugal ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.