Sheep — Share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Sheep — Share in total livestock was 0.94 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.94 %LSU
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
140th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.14 %LSU
in 1992
All-time low
0.88 %LSU
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 0.94 %LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 2.14 %LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.88 %LSU, in 1984.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 0.95 %LSU
1962 1.02 %LSU +7.4%
1963 1.01 %LSU -1.0%
1964 0.96 %LSU -5.0%
1965 0.99 %LSU +3.1%
1966 1.09 %LSU +10.1%
1967 1 %LSU -8.3%
1968 1.01 %LSU +1.0%
1969 1.08 %LSU +6.9%
1970 1.13 %LSU +4.6%
1971 1.07 %LSU -5.3%
1972 1.05 %LSU -1.9%
1973 1.09 %LSU +3.8%
1974 1.13 %LSU +3.7%
1975 1.11 %LSU -1.8%
1976 1.14 %LSU +2.7%
1977 1.15 %LSU +0.9%
1978 1.14 %LSU -0.9%
1979 1.17 %LSU +2.6%
1980 1.05 %LSU -10.3%
1981 0.99 %LSU -5.7%
1982 0.94 %LSU -5.1%
1983 0.91 %LSU -3.2%
1984 0.88 %LSU -3.3%
1985 0.92 %LSU +4.5%
1986 0.96 %LSU +4.3%
1987 1.08 %LSU +12.5%
1988 1.34 %LSU +24.1%
1989 1.59 %LSU +18.7%
1990 1.91 %LSU +20.1%
1991 2.07 %LSU +8.4%
1992 2.14 %LSU +3.4%
1993 2.13 %LSU -0.5%
1994 1.99 %LSU -6.6%
1995 1.89 %LSU -5.0%
1996 1.86 %LSU -1.6%
1997 1.71 %LSU -8.1%
1998 1.69 %LSU -1.2%
1999 1.66 %LSU -1.8%
2000 1.59 %LSU -4.2%
2001 1.61 %LSU +1.3%
2002 1.56 %LSU -3.1%
2003 1.65 %LSU +5.8%
2004 1.7 %LSU +3.0%
2005 1.84 %LSU +8.2%
2006 1.88 %LSU +2.2%
2007 1.83 %LSU -2.7%
2008 1.58 %LSU -13.7%
2009 1.43 %LSU -9.5%
2010 1.43 %LSU +0.0%
2011 1.39 %LSU -2.8%
2012 1.35 %LSU -2.9%
2013 1.32 %LSU -2.2%
2014 1.33 %LSU +0.8%
2015 1.24 %LSU -6.8%
2016 1.26 %LSU +1.6%
2017 1 %LSU -20.6%
2018 0.99 %LSU -1.0%
2019 1.01 %LSU +2.0%
2020 0.96 %LSU -5.0%
2021 1.01 %LSU +5.2%
2022 1.01 %LSU +0.0%
2023 0.94 %LSU -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.01 %LSU 0.95 %LSU 1.09 %LSU 9
1970s 1.12 %LSU 1.05 %LSU 1.17 %LSU 10
1980s 1.07 %LSU 0.88 %LSU 1.59 %LSU 10
1990s 1.91 %LSU 1.66 %LSU 2.14 %LSU 10
2000s 1.67 %LSU 1.43 %LSU 1.88 %LSU 10
2010s 1.23 %LSU 0.99 %LSU 1.43 %LSU 10
2020s 0.98 %LSU 0.94 %LSU 1.01 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 137 Brazil 1.08 %LSU compare
  2. 138 Finland 1.05 %LSU compare
  3. 139 French Guiana 1.01 %LSU compare
  4. 141 Germany 0.91 %LSU compare
  5. 142 Malawi 0.84 %LSU compare
  6. 142 Puerto Rico 0.84 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Sheep — share in total livestock in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 0.94 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 %LSU in 1992.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.88 %LSU in 1984.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
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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.