Sheep — Stocks in Western Europe
Western Europe: Sheep — Stocks was 955,494 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Western Europe stood at 955,494 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Western Europe peaked at 1.82 million LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 955,494 LSU, in 2023.
Western Europe ranks 29th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 million LSU | 1.23 million LSU | 1.35 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 million LSU | 1.37 million LSU | 1.63 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 million LSU | 1.66 million LSU | 1.82 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 million LSU | 1.48 million LSU | 1.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million LSU | 1.25 million LSU | 1.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 980,010 LSU | 955,494 LSU | 999,315 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 26 Russian Federation 1.91 million LSU compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 1.89 million LSU compare
- 28 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 million LSU compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 1.70 million LSU compare
- 30 Indonesia 1.55 million LSU compare
- 31 South Sudan 1.45 million LSU compare
- 32 Niger 1.41 million LSU compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.24 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Western Europe?
- Sheep — stocks in Western Europe was 955,494 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 955,494 LSU in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for sheep — stocks?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.