Sheep — Stocks in Greece
Greece: Sheep — Stocks was 789,230 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Greece recorded 789,230 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Greece peaked at 935,300 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 737,840 LSU, in 2022.
That places Greece 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Greece, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 935,300 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 896,200 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 889,900 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 851,300 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 809,700 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 781,900 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 782,872 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 787,379 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 772,447 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 768,027 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 753,458 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 768,640 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 790,634 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 836,703 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 827,393 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 836,057 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 829,950 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 807,549 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 802,949 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 804,254 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 804,843 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 814,371 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 822,700 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 825,244 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 825,814 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 834,183 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 825,814 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 861,230 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 867,026 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 872,302 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 866,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 869,200 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 866,600 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 870,615 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 877,716 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 886,913 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 889,628 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 888,415 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 893,042 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 895,097 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 899,127 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 912,719 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 905,812 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 900,201 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 882,708 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 879,176 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 883,104 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 889,659 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 888,890 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 893,139 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 890,367 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 891,393 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 877,843 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 861,103 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 874,626 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 868,024 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 882,782 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 843,000 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 842,700 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 772,180 LSU | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 769,090 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 737,840 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 789,230 LSU | +7.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 789,230 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 23.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Greece's 789,230 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 12.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 834,111 LSU | 772,447 LSU | 935,300 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 802,136 LSU | 753,458 LSU | 836,703 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 828,548 LSU | 804,254 LSU | 867,026 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 878,043 LSU | 866,000 LSU | 893,042 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 893,649 LSU | 879,176 LSU | 912,719 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 872,498 LSU | 842,700 LSU | 893,139 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 767,085 LSU | 737,840 LSU | 789,230 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Greece?
- Sheep — stocks in Greece was 789,230 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 935,300 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 737,840 LSU in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for sheep — stocks?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.