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 15th out of 192 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.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Romania

Name: Sheep — Share in total livestock in Romania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Romania: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 26.83 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

26.83 %LSU

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

15th

of 192 countries

All-time high

26.83 %LSU

in 2023

All-time low

13.38 %LSU

in 2005

Years of data

1961–2023

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 15th out of 192 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.

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

12 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
14 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
16 Albania 26.44 %LSU compare
17 Kyrgyzstan 26.04 %LSU compare
18 Azerbaijan 26.02 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More environment data for Romania

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.16 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,177 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 832 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.98 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.8 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,908 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.2 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 406 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.04 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 8,381 1000 ha (2024)

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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 15th out of 192 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

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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.