Sheep — Share in total livestock in Belgium
Belgium: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 0.27 %LSU in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Belgium is 0.27 %LSU, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Belgium peaked at 0.35 %LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2 %LSU, in 2016.
That places Belgium 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.319 %LSU | 0.25 %LSU | 0.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2556 %LSU | 0.2 %LSU | 0.28 %LSU | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.27 %LSU | 0.27 %LSU | 0.27 %LSU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 171 Paraguay 0.32 %LSU compare
- 172 New Caledonia 0.3 %LSU compare
- 173 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.29 %LSU
- 175 French Polynesia 0.25 %LSU compare
- 176 Mauritius 0.22 %LSU compare
- 177 Brunei Darussalam 0.21 %LSU compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Belgium?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Belgium was 0.27 %LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 %LSU in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 %LSU in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Belgium ranks 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Share in total livestock. 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.