Sheep — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep — Stocks was 221,670 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Portugal is 221,670 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Portugal peaked at 578,442 LSU in 1967 and was at its lowest, 203,300 LSU, in 2014.
That places Portugal 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 527,162 LSU | 482,350 LSU | 578,442 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 412,294 LSU | 380,000 LSU | 490,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 373,820 LSU | 300,000 LSU | 480,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,560 LSU | 334,500 LSU | 359,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 282,520 LSU | 236,800 LSU | 358,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,586 LSU | 203,300 LSU | 222,600 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,078 LSU | 221,670 LSU | 230,372 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 53.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,037 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 880.86 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 854.52 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Portugal?
- Sheep — stocks in Portugal was 221,670 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 578,442 LSU in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,300 LSU in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.