Sheep — Stocks in Germany
Germany: Sheep — Stocks was 155,970 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Germany is 155,970 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Germany peaked at 413,525 LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 148,370 LSU, in 2020.
Germany ranks 78th of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279,187 LSU | 262,330 LSU | 305,210 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 277,372 LSU | 244,000 LSU | 310,089 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 364,745 LSU | 312,473 LSU | 409,868 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 306,952 LSU | 272,400 LSU | 413,525 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 261,609 LSU | 235,040 LSU | 277,100 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,892 LSU | 155,650 LSU | 208,854 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,710 LSU | 148,370 LSU | 155,970 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Germany?
- Sheep — stocks in Germany was 155,970 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 413,525 LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,370 LSU in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for sheep — stocks?
- Germany ranks 78th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.