Sheep — Share in total livestock in Latvia
Latvia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 2.13 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.13 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Latvia peaked at 3.24 %LSU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.71 %LSU, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 116th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Latvia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.45 %LSU | — |
| 1993 | 1.66 %LSU | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 1.91 %LSU | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 1.66 %LSU | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 1.37 %LSU | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 1.15 %LSU | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.91 %LSU | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.71 %LSU | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 0.72 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.78 %LSU | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.74 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.78 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1 %LSU | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 1 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.33 %LSU | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 1.73 %LSU | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 1.83 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.96 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.08 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2.14 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.11 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 2.57 %LSU | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 2.68 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.24 %LSU | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 3 %LSU | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 2.37 %LSU | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.27 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.13 %LSU | -6.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2.13 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2.13 %LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 %LSU | 0.71 %LSU | 1.91 %LSU | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.02 %LSU | 0.72 %LSU | 1.73 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 %LSU | 1.83 %LSU | 3.24 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 %LSU | 2.13 %LSU | 2.37 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Latvia?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Latvia was 2.13 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 %LSU in 2018.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 %LSU in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Latvia ranks 116th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.