Sheep — Share in total livestock in Norway
Norway: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 15.8 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Norway stood at 15.8 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Norway peaked at 18.11 %LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.31 %LSU, in 1961.
That places Norway 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Norway, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.31 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 12.55 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 13.07 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 13.6 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 14.26 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 15.08 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 15.35 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 14.48 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 14.39 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 13.99 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 13.52 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 13 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 12.79 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 12.82 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 13.5 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 13.57 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 14.12 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 14.45 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 15.05 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 15.24 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 15.88 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 16.39 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 16.83 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 17.32 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.9 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 17.33 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 16.9 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 16.92 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.89 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.81 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 17.05 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 17.23 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 17.09 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 17.91 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 18.11 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 17.95 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 17.15 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 16.31 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 16.56 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 16.57 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 18 %LSU | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 17.53 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 17.55 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.52 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.25 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.72 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 16.13 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 16.14 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.45 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.73 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.08 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 16.28 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.42 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.07 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 17.51 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.84 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 16.9 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.43 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.55 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.9 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.87 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.8 %LSU | -0.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 15.8 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Norway's 15.8 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9 %LSU | 12.31 %LSU | 15.35 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.68 %LSU | 12.79 %LSU | 15.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.76 %LSU | 15.24 %LSU | 17.9 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.22 %LSU | 16.31 %LSU | 18.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.99 %LSU | 16.13 %LSU | 18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.71 %LSU | 16.08 %LSU | 17.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.03 %LSU | 15.8 %LSU | 16.55 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Norway?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Norway was 15.8 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 %LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.31 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Norway ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.