Sheep — Stocks in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sheep — Stocks was 7,864 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Faroe Islands stood at 7,864 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Faroe Islands peaked at 7,864 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,433 LSU, in 1982.
That places Faroe Islands 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,858 LSU | 6,580 LSU | 7,045 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,878 LSU | 6,535 LSU | 7,121 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,554 LSU | 6,433 LSU | 6,700 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,788 LSU | 6,700 LSU | 6,810 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,806 LSU | 6,800 LSU | 6,810 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,230 LSU | 6,800 LSU | 7,678 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,767 LSU | 7,674 LSU | 7,864 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Cropland — Area 0.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.31 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.55 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,296 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 137 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 96.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 96.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 70.12 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 69.48 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 96 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Faroe Islands?
- Sheep — stocks in Faroe Islands was 7,864 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7,864 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,433 LSU in 1982.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sheep — stocks?
- Faroe Islands ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.