Sheep — Share in total livestock in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 6.47 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Eastern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe is 6.47 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe peaked at 14.48 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 4.2 %LSU, in 2002.
That places Eastern Europe 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.4 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 14.1 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 13.96 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 14.48 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 13.38 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 13.14 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 13.31 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 13.62 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 13.95 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 13.08 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 12.89 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 12.6 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 12.43 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 12.29 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 12.19 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 12.25 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 12.06 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 11.87 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 11.86 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.88 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 11.78 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 11.84 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 11.79 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.83 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 11.59 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 11.39 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 11.35 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 11.38 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 11.23 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 11.16 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 10.92 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 7.51 %LSU | -31.2% |
| 1993 | 7.24 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 6.67 %LSU | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 6.09 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 5.49 %LSU | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 5.06 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 4.72 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 4.31 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 4.25 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.39 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.2 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.34 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.78 %LSU | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 5.17 %LSU | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 5.34 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.56 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.07 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 6.34 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.33 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.31 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.58 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 6.77 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.82 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.89 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.96 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.98 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.78 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.57 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.54 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.48 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.47 %LSU | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Share in total livestock in Eastern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -31.2% | 10.92 %LSU | 7.51 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.82 %LSU | 13.14 %LSU | 14.48 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.35 %LSU | 11.86 %LSU | 13.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.61 %LSU | 11.23 %LSU | 11.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.92 %LSU | 4.31 %LSU | 11.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 %LSU | 4.2 %LSU | 6.34 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 %LSU | 6.31 %LSU | 6.98 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.52 %LSU | 6.47 %LSU | 6.57 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 26.04 %LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 0.04 %LSU compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 26.02 %LSU compare
- 18 North Macedonia 25.6 %LSU compare
- 19 Tunisia 24.77 %LSU compare
- 20 Iceland 24.06 %LSU compare
- 21 Mongolia 23.67 %LSU compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 3.31 %LSU compare
- 22 Yemen 21.76 %LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe was 6.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.48 %LSU in 1964.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 %LSU in 2002.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Eastern Europe ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.