Farm Animal Register · 1 November 2026
Sheep numbers in Lithuania
On the 1 November 2026 snapshot of the Lithuanian Farm Animal Register (ŪGR), 123,162 sheep were kept in 7,015 herds - the most numerous small ruminant in the register. Figures are broken down by municipality.
Registered · 1 November 2026
123,162sheep
7,015 herds · 18 per herd on average · 94,689 female, 28,473 male
Sheep numbers by month
Registered sheep on each monthly snapshot of the register, July 2026 to November 2026. Change is shown only against the immediately preceding month; a missing or excluded snapshot is never bridged. These are recorded register counts, not a forecast.
| Snapshot | Sheep | Change on previous month |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 131,383 | - |
| August 2026 | 130,229 | -0.9% |
| September 2026 | 128,837 | -1.1% |
| October 2026 | 125,894 | -2.3% |
| November 2026 | 123,162 | -2.2% |
Change per municipality between snapshots: municipal dynamics.
Sheep by municipality
57 municipalities in total; the 20 keeping the most sheep on 1 November 2026 are shown.
| Municipality | Sheep | Herds | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anykščių District Municipality | 6,726 | 196 | |
| Alytaus District Municipality | 6,683 | 454 | |
| Vilniaus District Municipality | 6,411 | 443 | |
| Molėtų District Municipality | 5,143 | 226 | |
| Zarasų District Municipality | 4,475 | 127 | |
| Ignalinos District Municipality | 4,241 | 145 | |
| Prienų District Municipality | 4,118 | 201 | |
| Lazdijų District Municipality | 3,788 | 277 | |
| Telšių District Municipality | 3,515 | 175 | |
| Plungės District Municipality | 3,485 | 172 | |
| Širvintų District Municipality | 3,472 | 194 | |
| Utenos District Municipality | 3,435 | 168 | |
| Raseinių District Municipality | 3,197 | 150 | |
| Šalčininkų District Municipality | 2,916 | 193 | |
| Klaipėdos District Municipality | 2,801 | 181 | |
| Kauno District Municipality | 2,696 | 150 | |
| Kėdainių District Municipality | 2,673 | 97 | |
| Rokiškio District Municipality | 2,604 | 115 | |
| Ukmergės District Municipality | 2,564 | 147 | |
| Šilalės District Municipality | 2,482 | 157 |
Municipality names are given as in the register (Lithuanian). Source: State Enterprise Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC), Farm Animal Register (ŪGR).
How to read this. The average flock holds about 18 sheep, far smaller than a typical cattle herd. Seasonal swings in sheep numbers (lambing, slaughter) only show up across the monthly snapshots. A herd is one register herd number - a keeping location, not a farm and not an owner; keepers are not named. Counts are a snapshot of the register on 1 November 2026, not an annual average, published unchanged from ŽŪDC data.