Sheep — Stocks in Belgium

Belgium: Sheep — Stocks was 11,012 LSU in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11,012 LSU
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
143rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
15,613 LSU
in 2001
All-time low
8,623 LSU
in 2016
Years of data
20
2000–2022

Sheep — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201120222000: 12.6k LSU2001: 15.6k LSU2002: 14.6k LSU2003: 14.6k LSU2004: 15.1k LSU2005: 15.2k LSU2006: 15.4k LSU2007: 15.1k LSU2008: 13.2k LSU2009: 12.6k LSU2010: 12.0k LSU2011: 11.4k LSU2012: 11.9k LSU2013: 11.4k LSU2014: 11.2k LSU2015: 10.1k LSU2016: 8.6k LSU2017: 9.2k LSU2019: 11.7k LSU2022: 11.0k LSU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Belgium is 11,012 LSU, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Belgium peaked at 15,613 LSU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8,623 LSU, in 2016.

Belgium ranks 143rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,404 LSU 12,564 LSU 15,613 LSU 10
2010s 10,843 LSU 8,623 LSU 12,000 LSU 9
2020s 11,012 LSU 11,012 LSU 11,012 LSU 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 140 Congo 12,476 LSU compare
  2. 141 Finland 12,210 LSU compare
  3. 142 Slovenia 11,632 LSU compare
  4. 144 Faroe Islands 7,864 LSU compare
  5. 145 Latvia 7,830 LSU compare
  6. 146 Belarus 7,570 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Belgium?
Sheep — stocks in Belgium was 11,012 LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 15,613 LSU in 2001.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 8,623 LSU in 2016.
How does Belgium rank for sheep — stocks?
Belgium ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.