Number of Organic Breeding Sheep

This key economic indicator for the Sheep sector has been recently updated.

  1. Italy was up 3.5% of Number of Organic Breeding Sheep in 2015, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 France Number of Organic Breeding Sheep increased 13.1% year on year attaining 386,985 Heads.
  3. In 2019 Spain was number 2 in Number of Organic Breeding Sheep.
  4. In 2018 Finland was number 12 in Number of Organic Breeding Sheep at 30,242 Heads, from 23 in 2017.

Top Countries in Number of Organic Breeding Sheep

Units (Heads) - 2012 to 2019

# 23 Countries Units (Heads) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Italy
721,312 2015 +3.5 % +5.5 % View data
2 #2
Spain
614,568 2019 +0.8 % +6.0 % View data
3 #3
United Kingdom
437,672 2019 -2.0 % -2.2 % View data
4 #4
France
386,985 2019 -4.5 % +13.1 % View data
5 #5
Slovakia
71,961 2019 +0.2 % -1.7 % View data
6 #6
Czech Republic
65,275 2019 +2.1 % +0.1 % View data
7 #7
Austria
62,188 2019 -1.5 % +5.1 % View data
8 #8
Sweden
59,001 2019 +0.7 % +0.4 % View data
9 #9
Croatia
57,361 2019 +1.1 % +35.0 % View data
10 #10
Switzerland
57,360 2019 -0.2 % +1.0 % View data
11 #11
Ireland
55,101 2019 +4.0 % NA View data
12 #12
Finland
30,242 2018 NA +11.0 % View data
13 #13
Latvia
22,533 2019 -6.0 % +14.2 % View data
14 #14
Bulgaria
21,213 2019 +5.8 % +33.3 % View data
15 #15
Belgium
14,164 2018 -7.0 % +13.6 % View data
16 #16
Lithuania
11,377 2019 -0.2 % +4.6 % View data
17 #17
Denmark
11,062 2019 -1.1 % +2.6 % View data
18 #18
Netherlands
7,553 2019 -4.4 % -2.5 % View data
19 #19
Poland
6,750 2019 -11.9 % -16.7 % View data
20 #20
Turkey
5,058 2019 -50.4 % -20.7 % View data
21 #21
Serbia
2,270 2018 -26.0 % NA View data
22 #22
Cyprus
633 2019 -16.8 % -4.4 % View data
23 #23
Luxembourg
271 2019 -9.4 % -7.0 % View data

Source: European Commission

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