Sheep — Stocks in Finland
Finland: Sheep — Stocks was 12,210 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Finland recorded 12,210 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Finland peaked at 30,710 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,860 LSU, in 1989.
Finland ranks 132nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Finland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,710 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 27,860 LSU | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 23,790 LSU | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 22,190 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 19,940 LSU | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 17,460 LSU | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 17,270 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 15,480 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 15,890 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 18,860 LSU | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 17,520 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 15,480 LSU | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 14,510 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 14,570 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 12,380 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 11,140 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 10,450 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 10,640 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 11,290 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 10,590 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 10,320 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 10,380 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 10,400 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 5,950 LSU | -42.8% |
| 1985 | 6,760 LSU | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 6,960 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 6,580 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 6,340 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 5,860 LSU | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 6,070 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 10,670 LSU | +75.8% |
| 1992 | 10,840 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12,040 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 12,110 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15,860 LSU | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 14,950 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 15,010 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 12,830 LSU | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 10,660 LSU | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 9,965 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 9,600 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 9,590 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 9,840 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 10,900 LSU | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 8,974 LSU | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 11,665 LSU | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 11,925 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 12,222 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 11,767 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 12,567 LSU | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 12,909 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 13,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13,555 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 13,786 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 15,524 LSU | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 15,650 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15,593 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15,500 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14,488 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 14,020 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 13,110 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 13,208 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 12,210 LSU | -7.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 12,210 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 36% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Finland's 12,210 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +75.8% | 6,070 LSU | 10,670 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,177 LSU | 15,480 LSU | 30,710 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,684 LSU | 10,450 LSU | 18,860 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,014 LSU | 5,860 LSU | 10,590 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,104 LSU | 6,070 LSU | 15,860 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,645 LSU | 8,974 LSU | 12,222 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,257 LSU | 12,567 LSU | 15,650 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,137 LSU | 12,210 LSU | 14,020 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Finland?
- Sheep — stocks in Finland was 12,210 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30,710 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,860 LSU in 1989.
- How does Finland rank for sheep — stocks?
- Finland ranks 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.