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 162nd out of 180 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.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Belgium, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 %LSU | — |
| 2001 | 0.32 %LSU | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 0.31 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.32 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.34 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.35 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.35 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.35 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.31 %LSU | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.29 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.28 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.26 %LSU | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.28 %LSU | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.27 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.27 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 %LSU | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2 %LSU | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.22 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.28 %LSU | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.27 %LSU | -3.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.27 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.27 %LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 159 Paraguay 0.32 %LSU compare
- 160 New Caledonia 0.3 %LSU compare
- 161 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.29 %LSU
- 163 French Polynesia 0.25 %LSU compare
- 164 Mauritius 0.22 %LSU compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 0.21 %LSU compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (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 162nd out of 180 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.