Sheep — Stocks in France
France: Sheep — Stocks was 657,600 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in France stood at 657,600 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in France peaked at 1.35 million LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 657,600 LSU, in 2023.
France ranks 48th 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 France, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 906,300 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 892,400 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 894,490 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 862,600 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 882,070 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 905,590 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 918,560 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 950,960 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 979,410 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.00 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.02 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.01 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.04 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.04 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.06 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.10 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.16 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.19 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.28 million LSU | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.29 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.27 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.24 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.12 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 997,602 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 986,562 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 972,400 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 957,761 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 943,737 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 933,586 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 928,721 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 917,809 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 909,400 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 890,519 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 847,557 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 818,922 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 809,318 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 796,242 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 765,877 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 746,193 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 723,906 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 718,113 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 706,454 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 704,597 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 690,146 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 716,600 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 710,500 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 699,871 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 699,463 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 659,752 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 657,600 LSU | -0.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 657,600 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 19.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- France's 657,600 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 10.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 910,264 LSU | 862,600 LSU | 979,410 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 1.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 million LSU | 1.12 million LSU | 1.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million LSU | 972,400 LSU | 1.12 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 895,733 LSU | 809,318 LSU | 957,761 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 727,863 LSU | 690,146 LSU | 796,242 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,172 LSU | 657,600 LSU | 699,871 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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 -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in France?
- Sheep — stocks in France was 657,600 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 657,600 LSU in 2023.
- How does France rank for sheep — stocks?
- France ranks 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.