Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27) is 0.04 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27) peaked at 0.06 LSU/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 1996.
That places European Union (27) 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.05 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.054 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.041 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 3 United Arab Emirates 0.53 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 0.49 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Jordan 0.29 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Cyprus 0.28 LSU/ha compare
- 7 New Zealand 0.25 LSU/ha compare
- 8 Norway 0.22 LSU/ha compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.22 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27)?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27) was 0.04 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1996.
- How does European Union (27) rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.