Sheep — Stocks in Sweden
Sweden: Sheep — Stocks was 33,855 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Sweden, 1961–2023
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 111th out of 180 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Sweden, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,141 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 16,945 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 18,782 LSU | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 22,407 LSU | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 22,526 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 24,302 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 26,673 LSU | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 32,679 LSU | +22.5% |
| 1969 | 34,240 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 33,462 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 33,040 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 33,247 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 34,747 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 37,236 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 36,814 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 38,948 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 38,983 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 38,724 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 38,256 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 39,163 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 40,321 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 43,008 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 43,669 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 43,844 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 42,609 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 40,711 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 39,728 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 39,471 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 40,051 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 40,560 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 41,878 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 44,746 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 47,069 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 48,400 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 46,185 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 46,900 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 44,210 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 42,119 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 43,725 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 43,193 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 45,159 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 42,677 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 44,831 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 46,556 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 47,128 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 50,547 LSU | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 50,892 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52,478 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 54,049 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 56,492 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 62,271 LSU | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 61,050 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 57,677 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 58,876 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 59,473 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 57,817 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 60,608 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 58,715 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 37,123 LSU | -36.8% |
| 2020 | 36,774 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34,877 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 34,084 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 33,855 LSU | -0.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 33,855 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 33,855 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -36.8% | 58,715 LSU | 37,123 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
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 111th out of 180 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
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.