Sheep — Share in total livestock in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 10.19 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Portugal is 10.19 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Portugal peaked at 24.93 %LSU in 1967 and was at its lowest, 7.83 %LSU, in 2015.
That places Portugal 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.04 %LSU | 20.08 %LSU | 24.93 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.02 %LSU | 15.37 %LSU | 18.55 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.49 %LSU | 11.31 %LSU | 16.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.15 %LSU | 12.84 %LSU | 13.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.15 %LSU | 9.38 %LSU | 13.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.57 %LSU | 7.83 %LSU | 9.48 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.45 %LSU | 7.94 %LSU | 10.19 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 53.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,037 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 880.86 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 854.52 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Portugal?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Portugal was 10.19 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.93 %LSU in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.83 %LSU in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Portugal ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.