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 45th out of 192 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 77.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,023 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 17.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 176 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 81.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 805 1000 ha (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 45th out of 192 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.