Sheep — Stocks in Europe
Europe: Sheep — Stocks was 11.73 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Europe recorded 11.73 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Europe peaked at 29.78 million LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 11.73 million LSU, in 2023.
Europe ranks 12th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.68 million LSU | 25.79 million LSU | 27.18 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.31 million LSU | 25.60 million LSU | 26.98 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.11 million LSU | 26.62 million LSU | 29.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.02 million LSU | 15.15 million LSU | 29.52 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.74 million LSU | 13.16 million LSU | 14.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.94 million LSU | 12.67 million LSU | 13.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.08 million LSU | 11.73 million LSU | 12.38 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92,972 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 62.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Europe?
- Sheep — stocks in Europe was 11.73 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 29.78 million LSU in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.73 million LSU in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for sheep — stocks?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.