Sheep — Share in total livestock in Western Europe
Western Europe: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 1.78 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 1.78 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Western Europe peaked at 2.42 %LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.66 %LSU, in 2017.
Western Europe ranks 28th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 %LSU | 2 %LSU | 2.15 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.08 %LSU | 2.02 %LSU | 2.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 %LSU | 2.19 %LSU | 2.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 %LSU | 2.24 %LSU | 2.42 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 %LSU | 2.01 %LSU | 2.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 %LSU | 1.66 %LSU | 1.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 %LSU | 1.72 %LSU | 1.84 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 25 Montenegro 21.49 %LSU compare
- 26 New Zealand 21.44 %LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.9 %LSU compare
- 28 Türkiye 20.41 %LSU compare
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 20.2 %LSU compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.09 %LSU compare
- 31 Australia 19.81 %LSU compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.24 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Western Europe?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Western Europe was 1.78 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 %LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 %LSU in 2017.
- How does Western Europe rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.