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 64th out of 180 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 502,900 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 504,900 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 502,929 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 508,800 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 560,788 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 570,930 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 578,442 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 532,420 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 482,350 LSU | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 442,180 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 397,110 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 392,040 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 415,500 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 407,115 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 390,000 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 380,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 385,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 490,000 LSU | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 424,000 LSU | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 456,000 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 452,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 478,000 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 480,000 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 330,000 LSU | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 320,000 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 300,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 303,500 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 318,700 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 334,700 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 335,900 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 338,100 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 335,900 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 334,500 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 347,500 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 348,200 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 348,600 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 343,200 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 359,000 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 358,400 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 284,200 LSU | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 281,200 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 277,500 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 286,800 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 290,300 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 283,900 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 270,300 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 255,800 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 236,800 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 222,600 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 217,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 209,200 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 207,400 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 203,300 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 204,300 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 206,800 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 222,500 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 220,779 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 221,978 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 230,372 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 229,341 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 226,928 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 221,670 LSU | -2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 221,670 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 6.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 221,670 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -31.2% | 480,000 LSU | 330,000 LSU |
| 1978 | +27.3% | 385,000 LSU | 490,000 LSU |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (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 64th out of 180 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.