Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.1 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe is 0.1 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern Europe peaked at 0.16 LSU/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.07 LSU/ha, in 1977.
Northern Europe ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.09 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -30.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +44.4% |
| 1987 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0967 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.137 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.118 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.109 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern Europe?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern Europe was 0.1 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 LSU/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 1977.
- How does Northern Europe rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Northern Europe ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.