Sheep — Stocks in OECD
OECD: Sheep — Stocks was 23.84 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in OECD, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in OECD is 23.84 million LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in OECD peaked at 42.36 million LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.60 million LSU, in 2020.
That places OECD 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.16 million LSU | 39.45 million LSU | 40.99 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.51 million LSU | 35.15 million LSU | 41.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.94 million LSU | 37.06 million LSU | 41.77 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.60 million LSU | 33.09 million LSU | 42.36 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.73 million LSU | 24.51 million LSU | 33.06 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.00 million LSU | 23.60 million LSU | 24.46 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.99 million LSU | 23.60 million LSU | 24.27 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More environment data for OECD
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.41 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.88 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in OECD?
- Sheep — stocks in OECD was 23.84 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 42.36 million LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.60 million LSU in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for sheep — stocks?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.