Sheep — Stocks in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep — Stocks was 374,091 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Ireland stood at 374,091 LSU.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Ireland peaked at 755,500 LSU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 234,360 LSU, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 61st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 322,470 LSU | 285,150 LSU | 346,400 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 270,552 LSU | 241,780 LSU | 286,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 319,236 LSU | 234,360 LSU | 499,120 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 573,972 LSU | 534,190 LSU | 610,920 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 634,474 LSU | 477,800 LSU | 755,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 479,721 LSU | 379,848 LSU | 519,714 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 390,684 LSU | 374,091 LSU | 401,803 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,009 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,451 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 30,918 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 14,319 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 300,217 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 288,363 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Ireland?
- Sheep — stocks in Ireland was 374,091 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 755,500 LSU in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,360 LSU in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.