Sheep — Stocks in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep — Stocks was 15,257 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Denmark stood at 15,257 LSU.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Denmark peaked at 18,840 LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,716 LSU, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 127th 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,716 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 5,216 LSU | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 6,126 LSU | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 7,124 LSU | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 9,296 LSU | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 11,213 LSU | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 12,210 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 10,988 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 8,985 LSU | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 6,961 LSU | -22.5% |
| 1971 | 5,667 LSU | -18.6% |
| 1972 | 5,183 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 5,582 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 5,899 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 6,086 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5,948 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 5,625 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 5,551 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 5,396 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 5,600 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 5,517 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 4,900 LSU | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 5,200 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 5,500 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 5,200 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 5,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,100 LSU | +94.2% |
| 1988 | 12,400 LSU | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 14,400 LSU | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 15,900 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 18,840 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 18,200 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 15,700 LSU | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 14,500 LSU | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 14,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17,000 LSU | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 14,200 LSU | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 15,600 LSU | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 14,290 LSU | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 14,500 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 15,186 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 13,106 LSU | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 14,370 LSU | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 14,095 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 17,320 LSU | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 17,001 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 15,650 LSU | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 13,605 LSU | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 10,398 LSU | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 15,963 LSU | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 14,389 LSU | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 15,369 LSU | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 15,130 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15,348 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14,442 LSU | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 14,721 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 15,413 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 14,380 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 13,801 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 13,534 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 13,549 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13,251 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 15,257 LSU | +15.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 15,257 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 44% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 15,257 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +94.2% | 5,200 LSU | 10,100 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,430 LSU | 4,716 LSU | 12,210 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,790 LSU | 5,183 LSU | 6,961 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,402 LSU | 4,900 LSU | 14,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,873 LSU | 14,200 LSU | 18,840 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,523 LSU | 10,398 LSU | 17,320 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,896 LSU | 13,801 LSU | 15,963 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,898 LSU | 13,251 LSU | 15,257 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % 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 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Denmark?
- Sheep — stocks in Denmark was 15,257 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18,840 LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,716 LSU in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep — stocks?
- Denmark ranks 127th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.