Sheep — Stocks in Estonia
Estonia: Sheep — Stocks was 5,510 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Estonia stood at 5,510 LSU.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Estonia peaked at 14,188 LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,820 LSU, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 139th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Estonia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14,188 LSU | — |
| 1993 | 12,420 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 8,330 LSU | -32.9% |
| 1995 | 6,150 LSU | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 4,980 LSU | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 3,920 LSU | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 3,390 LSU | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 2,870 LSU | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 2,820 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,900 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,880 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,990 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3,080 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,880 LSU | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 4,960 LSU | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 6,270 LSU | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 7,240 LSU | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 7,820 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 7,650 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 7,860 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8,390 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 7,680 LSU | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 8,180 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 8,520 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 8,552 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8,080 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 7,310 LSU | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 7,310 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,810 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 6,560 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 6,310 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 5,510 LSU | -12.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 5,510 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 5,510 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,031 LSU | 2,870 LSU | 14,188 LSU | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,484 LSU | 2,820 LSU | 7,820 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,953 LSU | 7,310 LSU | 8,552 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,298 LSU | 5,510 LSU | 6,810 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Estonia?
- Sheep — stocks in Estonia was 5,510 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,188 LSU in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,820 LSU in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Estonia ranks 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.