Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 0.04 LSU/ha.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 0.1 LSU/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 61st of 180 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.
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +28.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 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 | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.036 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.046 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.086 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.065 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.054 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 4 |
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- 61 China, mainland 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Croatia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Ethiopia PDR 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Georgia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 India 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Sudan 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Sudan (former) 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Uruguay 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 61 Yemen 0.04 LSU/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 LSU/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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.