Sheep — Share in total livestock in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 11.1 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 11.1 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Southern Europe peaked at 16.6 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.23 %LSU, in 2020.
Southern Europe ranks 11th of 37 regions on this measure, 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 | 15.89 %LSU | 14.78 %LSU | 16.6 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.32 %LSU | 12.51 %LSU | 14.33 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.38 %LSU | 12.48 %LSU | 14.62 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.75 %LSU | 14.12 %LSU | 15.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2 %LSU | 12.26 %LSU | 14.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 %LSU | 10.81 %LSU | 11.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 %LSU | 10.23 %LSU | 11.24 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
- 9 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
- 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
- 13 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
- 14 Romania 26.83 %LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 850,367 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 7.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Southern Europe?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Southern Europe was 11.1 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.23 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Southern Europe rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Southern Europe ranks 11th out of 37 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.