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 135th out of 180 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,853 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6,923 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 6,580 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 6,822 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 6,928 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 7,045 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 6,910 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 6,893 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 6,770 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 6,920 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 6,535 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 6,842 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 6,834 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 6,812 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 6,718 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 7,092 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 7,121 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7,100 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 6,800 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 6,700 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 6,540 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 6,433 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 6,476 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 6,503 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6,504 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,470 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 6,612 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6,650 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 6,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,700 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,738 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,770 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6,810 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,810 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,800 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,900 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,200 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7,275 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7,385 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7,484 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,581 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7,678 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,763 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7,674 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7,769 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7,864 LSU | +1.2% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 7,864 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 23% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 7,864 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (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 135th out of 180 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.