What is sheep and goats — stocks in Spain?

Sheep and goats — stocks in Spain was 1.59 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 2.79 million LSU in 1998.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million LSU in 2023.

How does Spain rank for sheep and goats — stocks?

Spain ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Spain 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.

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Spain

Name: Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Spain
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Spain: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.59 million LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1.59 million LSU

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

44th

of 203 countries

All-time high

2.79 million LSU

in 1998

All-time low

1.59 million LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Spain, 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 Spain is 1.59 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Spain peaked at 2.79 million LSU in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million LSU, in 2023.

Spain ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.26 million LSU	2.11 million LSU	2.59 million LSU	9
1970s	1.90 million LSU	1.68 million LSU	2.13 million LSU	10
1980s	2.08 million LSU	1.66 million LSU	2.67 million LSU	10
1990s	2.68 million LSU	2.39 million LSU	2.79 million LSU	10
2000s	2.55 million LSU	2.27 million LSU	2.73 million LSU	10
2010s	1.91 million LSU	1.81 million LSU	2.15 million LSU	10
2020s	1.71 million LSU	1.59 million LSU	1.81 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Spain

41 Mauritania 1.86 million LSU compare
42 Mexico 1.77 million LSU compare
43 Argentina 1.67 million LSU compare
45 Ghana 1.52 million LSU compare
46 Nepal 1.50 million LSU compare
47 Senegal 1.47 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Spain

Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 4.46 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 5.70 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.10 million t (2024)

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Spain?: Sheep and goats — stocks in Spain was 1.59 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 2.79 million LSU in 1998.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million LSU in 2023.
How does Spain rank for sheep and goats — stocks?: Spain ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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: 12 August 2026

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.