Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 4.30 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 4.30 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Southern Europe peaked at 6.91 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4.30 million LSU, in 2023.
That places Southern Europe 24th out of 35 groups 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 | 6.31 million LSU | 6.01 million LSU | 6.91 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.53 million LSU | 5.35 million LSU | 5.84 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.00 million LSU | 5.40 million LSU | 6.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.70 million LSU | 6.44 million LSU | 6.83 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.03 million LSU | 5.59 million LSU | 6.57 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 million LSU | 4.82 million LSU | 5.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.50 million LSU | 4.30 million LSU | 4.69 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 21 Algeria 3.69 million LSU compare
- 22 Indonesia 3.52 million LSU compare
- 23 Brazil 3.47 million LSU compare
- 24 Niger 3.37 million LSU compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.19 million LSU compare
- 26 Bangladesh 3.08 million LSU compare
- 27 South Sudan 3.07 million LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 916,132 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Southern Europe?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Southern Europe was 4.30 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.30 million LSU in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Southern Europe ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.