Sheep — Stocks in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Sheep — Stocks was 5.77 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 5.77 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in European Union (27) peaked at 10.10 million LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.77 million LSU, in 2023.
That places European Union (27) 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 8.78 million LSU | 8.67 million LSU | 8.91 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.49 million LSU | 8.33 million LSU | 8.80 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.64 million LSU | 8.92 million LSU | 10.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.89 million LSU | 8.20 million LSU | 9.96 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.57 million LSU | 7.04 million LSU | 8.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.47 million LSU | 6.25 million LSU | 6.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 million LSU | 5.77 million LSU | 6.13 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in European Union (27)?
- Sheep — stocks in European Union (27) was 5.77 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.10 million LSU in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 million LSU in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for sheep — stocks?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.