During the observed time period, the number of live sheep for commercial use in Italy decreased from approximately 8.18 million in 2008 to around 6.5 million animals counted in 2023.
Total number of live sheep in Italy from 2008 to 2023
(in 1,000 heads)
The source adds the following information: "Livestock and meat statistics are collected under Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008. They cover meat production, as activity of slaughterhouses (monthly) and as other slaughtering (annual), meat production (gross indigenous production) forecast (semi-annual or quarterly), livestock statistics, including regional statistics. A quality report is also collected every third year."
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Eurostat. (August 1, 2024). Total number of live sheep in Italy from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/708961/number-of-live-sheep-in-italy/
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Eurostat. (2024). Total number of live sheep in Italy from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708961/number-of-live-sheep-in-italy/
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