Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Switzerland

Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 44,363 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44,363 LSU
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
134th
of 203 countries
All-time high
53,376 LSU
in 2008
All-time low
30,860 LSU
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Switzerland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 44,363 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Switzerland peaked at 53,376 LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30,860 LSU, in 1967.

Switzerland ranks 134th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33,165 LSU 30,860 LSU 37,280 LSU 9
1970s 41,667 LSU 36,160 LSU 46,316 LSU 10
1980s 43,373 LSU 41,500 LSU 44,490 LSU 10
1990s 48,388 LSU 46,350 LSU 50,019 LSU 10
2000s 51,479 LSU 48,769 LSU 53,376 LSU 10
2010s 46,289 LSU 41,427 LSU 52,107 LSU 10
2020s 43,402 LSU 42,309 LSU 44,363 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 131 Dominican Republic 48,598 LSU compare
  2. 132 Malaysia 47,929 LSU compare
  3. 133 Congo 45,148 LSU compare
  4. 135 Paraguay 44,113 LSU compare
  5. 136 Sri Lanka 36,343 LSU compare
  6. 137 Iceland 35,682 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Switzerland?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Switzerland was 44,363 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 53,376 LSU in 2008.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 30,860 LSU in 1967.
How does Switzerland rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Switzerland ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.