Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Finland
Finland: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0219 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0219 An per person for sheep — stocks, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0688 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 An per person, in 1989.
That places Finland 123rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0688 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.062 An per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0526 An per person | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0488 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0437 An per person | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0381 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0375 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0335 An per person | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0344 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0409 An per person | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 0.038 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0334 An per person | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0311 An per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0311 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0263 An per person | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0236 An per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0221 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0224 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0237 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0222 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0215 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0215 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0214 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0122 An per person | -43.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0138 An per person | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0133 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0118 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0213 An per person | +74.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0215 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 An per person | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0238 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0311 An per person | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0292 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0292 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 An per person | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0206 An per person | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 An per person | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 An per person | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 An per person | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0225 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.023 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.022 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0234 An per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.024 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.024 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0249 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0283 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0285 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0281 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0262 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0237 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 An per person | -8.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0219 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0549 An per person, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0219 An per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.188 An per person, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +74.8% | 0.0122 An per person | 0.0213 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 An per person | 0.0335 An per person | 0.0688 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0292 An per person | 0.0221 An per person | 0.0409 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0165 An per person | 0.0118 An per person | 0.0222 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0237 An per person | 0.0122 An per person | 0.0311 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0203 An per person | 0.0171 An per person | 0.023 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0261 An per person | 0.0234 An per person | 0.0285 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0237 An per person | 0.0219 An per person | 0.0254 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Finland?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Finland was 0.0219 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0688 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 An per person in 1989.
- How does Finland rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Finland ranks 123rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.