Sheep — Stocks in Sweden

Sweden: Sheep — Stocks was 33,855 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33,855 LSU
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
119th
of 192 countries
All-time high
62,271 LSU
in 2011
All-time low
16,945 LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Sweden, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 33,855 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Sweden peaked at 62,271 LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16,945 LSU, in 1962.

That places Sweden 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 23,966 LSU 16,945 LSU 34,240 LSU 9
1970s 36,346 LSU 33,040 LSU 38,983 LSU 10
1980s 41,257 LSU 39,163 LSU 43,844 LSU 10
1990s 44,579 LSU 40,560 LSU 48,400 LSU 10
2000s 47,751 LSU 42,677 LSU 54,049 LSU 10
2010s 57,010 LSU 37,123 LSU 62,271 LSU 10
2020s 34,898 LSU 33,855 LSU 36,774 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 116 Switzerland 36,238 LSU compare
  2. 117 Iceland 35,499 LSU compare
  3. 118 Cyprus 34,340 LSU compare
  4. 120 Paraguay 32,710 LSU compare
  5. 121 Rwanda 30,800 LSU compare
  6. 122 Haiti 30,072 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Sweden?
Sheep — stocks in Sweden was 33,855 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 62,271 LSU in 2011.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 16,945 LSU in 1962.
How does Sweden rank for sheep — stocks?
Sweden ranks 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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.