Sheep — Share in total livestock in Romania
Romania: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 26.83 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Romania, 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 Romania is 26.83 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Romania peaked at 26.83 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.38 %LSU, in 2005.
That places Romania 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Romania, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.08 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 19.75 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 20.82 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 20.87 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 19.88 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 20.53 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 21.06 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 20.84 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 20.99 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 20.43 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 19.33 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 18.58 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 18.03 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 17.57 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 17.38 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 16.75 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 16.07 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 16.53 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 16.88 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 16.87 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 16.16 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 17.17 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 16.79 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 16.67 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 16.15 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 15.91 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 15.55 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 15.25 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 14.85 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 15.55 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 14.96 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 16.52 %LSU | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 16.49 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 16 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 16.97 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 15.87 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 14.91 %LSU | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 15.18 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 14.4 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 14.97 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 15.26 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.93 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 14.21 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 14.32 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.38 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 13.53 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.49 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.96 %LSU | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 16.08 %LSU | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 17.21 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 17.74 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 18.11 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 18.74 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 19.36 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.23 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 20.69 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.23 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.14 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 23.8 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 24.03 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 26.27 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 26.83 %LSU | +2.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 26.83 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 5.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Romania's 26.83 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.42 %LSU | 19.08 %LSU | 21.06 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.76 %LSU | 16.07 %LSU | 20.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.14 %LSU | 14.85 %LSU | 17.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.68 %LSU | 14.4 %LSU | 16.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 %LSU | 13.38 %LSU | 16.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 %LSU | 17.21 %LSU | 23.8 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.31 %LSU | 24.03 %LSU | 26.83 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 %LSU compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
- 13 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 8.24 %LSU compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.51 %LSU compare
- 15 Albania 26.44 %LSU compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.43 %LSU compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 26.04 %LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 0.04 %LSU compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 26.02 %LSU compare
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % 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 -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Romania?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Romania was 26.83 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.38 %LSU in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.