Sheep — Share in total livestock in Greece
Greece: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 43.27 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Greece recorded 43.27 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Greece peaked at 45.22 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.4 %LSU, in 1967.
That places Greece 4th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Greece, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.86 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 27.6 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 27.76 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 27.42 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 26.82 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 25.75 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 25.4 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 25.68 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 26.1 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 26.79 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 26.69 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 26.42 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 26.26 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 25.63 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 25.61 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 26.42 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 26.64 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 26.98 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 27.35 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 27.79 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 28.07 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 28.99 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 29.52 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 30.07 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 30.45 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 30.97 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 30.45 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 32.09 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 32.27 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 32.77 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 33.22 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 33.63 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.75 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 33.95 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.28 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 34.45 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 34.53 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.43 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.54 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 34.22 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 34.38 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 34.8 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 34.44 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.59 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 34.3 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 34.22 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.26 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.57 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 35.22 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 35.43 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.49 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.98 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.79 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 35.66 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.67 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 36.66 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.74 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.41 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 45.22 %LSU | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 41.83 %LSU | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 42.04 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 42.26 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 43.27 %LSU | +2.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 43.27 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 8.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Greece's 43.27 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.71 %LSU | 25.4 %LSU | 27.86 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.48 %LSU | 25.61 %LSU | 27.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.07 %LSU | 27.79 %LSU | 32.27 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.95 %LSU | 32.77 %LSU | 34.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5 %LSU | 34.22 %LSU | 35.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.11 %LSU | 35.43 %LSU | 45.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.35 %LSU | 41.83 %LSU | 43.27 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 64.46 %LSU compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23.4 %LSU compare
- 2 Libya 45.66 %LSU compare
- 3 Algeria 43.32 %LSU compare
- 3 Türkiye 20.41 %LSU compare
- 5 Palestine 41.93 %LSU compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.99 %LSU compare
- 7 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Greece?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Greece was 43.27 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.22 %LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 %LSU in 1967.
- How does Greece rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.