Sheep — Stocks in Austria
Austria: Sheep — Stocks was 39,187 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Austria stood at 39,187 LSU.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Austria peaked at 40,634 LSU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,213 LSU, in 1972.
Austria ranks 106th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Austria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,515 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 16,877 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 15,325 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 14,476 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 14,734 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 14,195 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 13,771 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 12,957 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 12,635 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 12,119 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 11,319 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 11,213 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 11,878 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 13,572 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 15,427 LSU | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 16,949 LSU | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 17,432 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 18,100 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 19,193 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 19,541 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 19,082 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 19,439 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 19,897 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 21,578 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 22,016 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 24,295 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 25,571 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 26,060 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 25,562 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 28,687 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 30,931 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 32,608 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 31,204 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 33,384 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 34,214 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 36,525 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 38,086 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 38,366 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 36,081 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 35,228 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 33,924 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 32,047 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 30,436 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 32,550 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 32,716 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 32,573 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31,238 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 35,133 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 33,318 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 34,471 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 35,842 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 36,118 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 36,464 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 35,744 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 34,909 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 35,371 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 37,838 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 40,634 LSU | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 40,266 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 39,376 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 40,235 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 40,066 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 39,187 LSU | -2.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 39,187 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Austria's 39,187 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,721 LSU | 12,635 LSU | 17,515 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,720 LSU | 11,213 LSU | 19,193 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,304 LSU | 19,082 LSU | 26,060 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,009 LSU | 28,687 LSU | 38,366 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,916 LSU | 30,436 LSU | 35,228 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,766 LSU | 34,471 LSU | 40,634 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,716 LSU | 39,187 LSU | 40,235 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % 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 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Austria?
- Sheep — stocks in Austria was 39,187 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 40,634 LSU in 2018.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,213 LSU in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for sheep — stocks?
- Austria ranks 106th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Stocks. 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.