10 million sheep in Wales and some random sheep facts

[Exfarmer]

Travelled thousands of miles on Oz and saw about 2 sheep . Think its all. Myth

 

[AndrewB]

Travelled thousands of miles on Oz and saw about 2 sheep . Think its all. Myth

They all shelter in the heat of the day, normally in scrub or under trees, appear out at dusk at least they did on the farm I worked on.

 

[holywell farmer]

sheep numbers rising in wales -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-42371973

Google then threw out some random sheep facts -

What country has the most sheep in the world?
In 2013, the five countries with the largest number of heads of sheep were mainland China (175 million), Australia (75.5 million), India (53.8 million), the former Sudan(52.5 million), and Iran (50.2 million).


Sheep per person

Rank Country Sheep per Capita Year Source
1 Mongolia 7,978 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
2 New Zealand 6,609 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
3 Australia 3,095 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
4 Turkmenistan 2,638 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
5 Uruguay 2,398 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
6 Mauritania 2,305 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
7 Iceland 1,486 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
8 South Sudan 1,406 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
9 Namibia 1,228 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank
10 Somalia 1,172 per 1000 2014 FAOSTAT; World Bank


Didn't expect Namibia and Somalia to be on there.

More sheep than people

 

[ajcc]

North Devon has highest density of sheep in UK....probably in the world???

 

[Henarar]

North Devon has highest density of sheep in UK....probably in the world???

Yea well it is Devon

 

[Bury the Trash]

North Devon has highest density of sheep in UK....probably in the world???

That s what they used say for around South and North Molton.

...... possibly less true these days ......?