Sheep — Stocks in Norway

Norway: Sheep — Stocks was 219,110 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
219,110 LSU
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
70th
of 192 countries
All-time high
255,760 LSU
in 1996
All-time low
163,222 LSU
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Norway, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

Norway recorded 219,110 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Norway peaked at 255,760 LSU in 1996 and was at its lowest, 163,222 LSU, in 1974.

Norway ranks 70th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 194,596 LSU 185,500 LSU 209,644 LSU 9
1970s 172,352 LSU 163,222 LSU 195,209 LSU 10
1980s 223,910 LSU 199,220 LSU 241,450 LSU 10
1990s 238,419 LSU 221,100 LSU 255,760 LSU 10
2000s 238,033 LSU 225,047 LSU 248,107 LSU 10
2010s 233,857 LSU 222,973 LSU 247,740 LSU 10
2020s 225,116 LSU 219,110 LSU 229,574 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 67 Eritrea 247,539 LSU compare
  2. 68 Namibia 226,478 LSU compare
  3. 69 Portugal 221,670 LSU compare
  4. 71 Caribbean 208,407 LSU compare
  5. 72 Togo 208,201 LSU compare
  6. 73 United Arab Emirates 206,367 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Norway?
Sheep — stocks in Norway was 219,110 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 255,760 LSU in 1996.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 163,222 LSU in 1974.
How does Norway rank for sheep — stocks?
Norway ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.