Sheep — Stocks in Italy
Italy: Sheep — Stocks was 649,700 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Italy stood at 649,700 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Italy peaked at 1.16 million LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 649,700 LSU, in 2023.
Italy ranks 53rd 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 | 805,383 LSU | 776,235 LSU | 828,540 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 817,702 LSU | 777,030 LSU | 897,330 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million LSU | 905,100 LSU | 1.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 million LSU | 1.03 million LSU | 1.09 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 829,262 LSU | 680,900 LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 731,051 LSU | 700,088 LSU | 801,260 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 670,688 LSU | 649,700 LSU | 703,416 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.83 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.20 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.08 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3.51 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Italy?
- Sheep — stocks in Italy was 649,700 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million LSU in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 649,700 LSU in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep — stocks?
- Italy ranks 53rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.