Sheep — Share in total livestock in Spain
Spain: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 8.66 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Spain, 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 Spain is 8.66 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Spain peaked at 25.72 %LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 8.62 %LSU, in 2020.
Spain ranks 73rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Spain, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.85 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 23.85 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 22.63 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 22.85 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 25.72 %LSU | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 23.91 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 22.67 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 22.13 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 21.64 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 21.07 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 20.47 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 19.75 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 17.93 %LSU | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 17.45 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 17.52 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 16.52 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 16.12 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 15.56 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 15.14 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 14.54 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 14.83 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 15.48 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 16 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 16.06 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.23 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 15.16 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 15.95 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 17.84 %LSU | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 18.06 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 17.57 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 18.23 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 18.46 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 18.09 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.51 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 16.37 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 15.24 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 16.39 %LSU | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 16.66 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 15.62 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 15.1 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 15.2 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.48 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 14.15 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.63 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.68 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.45 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.06 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.27 %LSU | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 12.02 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.51 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.77 %LSU | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 10.51 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.61 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.84 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.39 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 9.16 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.28 %LSU | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 9.94 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 8.62 %LSU | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 9.25 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 9.02 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.66 %LSU | -4.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 8.66 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 8.66 %LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.36 %LSU | 21.64 %LSU | 25.72 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.75 %LSU | 15.14 %LSU | 21.07 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.02 %LSU | 14.54 %LSU | 18.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.01 %LSU | 15.24 %LSU | 18.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7 %LSU | 12.02 %LSU | 15.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.14 %LSU | 9.16 %LSU | 11.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.89 %LSU | 8.62 %LSU | 9.25 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 70 Namibia 9.63 %LSU compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 8.82 %LSU compare
- 72 Croatia 8.79 %LSU compare
- 74 Ethiopia PDR 8.26 %LSU compare
- 75 Malta 7.88 %LSU compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 7.86 %LSU compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Spain?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Spain was 8.66 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 25.72 %LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Spain ranks 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.