Sheep — Stocks in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Sheep — Stocks was 3.56 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 3.56 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Southern Europe peaked at 5.76 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.56 million LSU, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.76 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 5.62 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 5.35 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 5.25 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 5.30 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.18 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 5.24 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 5.19 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 5.07 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 4.92 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.78 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.68 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 4.60 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 4.56 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 4.58 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4.51 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 4.48 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.58 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.45 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.49 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 4.54 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 4.78 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 4.99 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 4.87 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 4.91 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.96 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 4.96 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.55 million LSU | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 5.57 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.49 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.60 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5.52 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.52 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.50 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.46 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.22 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 5.46 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.50 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.42 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.39 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.92 million LSU | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 5.01 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.98 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.95 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.93 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.88 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.83 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.59 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 4.52 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.38 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.20 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.04 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.03 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.96 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.08 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.03 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.06 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.99 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.92 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.84 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.76 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.63 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.56 million LSU | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.33 million LSU | 5.07 million LSU | 5.76 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.61 million LSU | 4.45 million LSU | 4.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.96 million LSU | 4.49 million LSU | 5.57 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.47 million LSU | 5.22 million LSU | 5.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.90 million LSU | 4.52 million LSU | 5.39 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 million LSU | 3.92 million LSU | 4.38 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.70 million LSU | 3.56 million LSU | 3.84 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 18 Mali 2.33 million LSU compare
- 19 Kenya 2.32 million LSU compare
- 20 Ethiopia PDR 2.32 million LSU compare
- 21 Brazil 2.18 million LSU compare
- 22 South Africa 2.14 million LSU compare
- 23 Morocco 2.07 million LSU compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 2.05 million LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Southern Europe?
- Sheep — stocks in Southern Europe was 3.56 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 million LSU in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for sheep — stocks?
- Southern Europe ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.