Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.01 LSU/ha for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark peaked at 0.01 LSU/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 112th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1989 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1990 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 LSU/ha | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 2004 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 LSU/ha | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 2011 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.01 LSU/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.02 LSU/ha, 50% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.01 LSU/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.03 LSU/ha, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 112 Argentina 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Belgium 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Belize 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Brazil 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Central African Republic 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Chile 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Czechia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Czechoslovakia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Ecuador 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Estonia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Fiji 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Finland 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 French Guiana 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Gabon 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Germany 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Guadeloupe 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Guatemala 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Liberia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Luxembourg 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Malawi 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Mexico 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Namibia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Nepal 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Puerto Rico 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Russian Federation 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Saudi Arabia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Suriname 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Sweden 0.01 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % 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 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Denmark ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.