Sheep — Stocks in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Sheep — Stocks was 3.90 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Northern Europe is 3.90 million LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Northern Europe peaked at 5.46 million LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.58 million LSU, in 1977.
That places Northern Europe 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.57 million LSU | 3.29 million LSU | 3.71 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.14 million LSU | 2.58 million LSU | 3.46 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.63 million LSU | 2.74 million LSU | 5.14 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.33 million LSU | 5.17 million LSU | 5.46 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 million LSU | 4.00 million LSU | 5.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 million LSU | 3.97 million LSU | 4.42 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 million LSU | 3.90 million LSU | 4.08 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 20 Mali 2.33 million LSU compare
- 21 Kenya 2.32 million LSU compare
- 22 Ethiopia PDR 2.32 million LSU compare
- 23 Brazil 2.18 million LSU compare
- 24 Morocco 2.07 million LSU compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 2.05 million LSU compare
- 26 Russian Federation 1.91 million LSU compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 27.46 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.08 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 214,061 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.92 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 108.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.32 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Northern Europe?
- Sheep — stocks in Northern Europe was 3.90 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 million LSU in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 million LSU in 1977.
- How does Northern Europe rank for sheep — stocks?
- Northern Europe ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.