Balanced News: New Zealand’s ratio of sheep to people falls to record low

New Zealand’s ratio of sheep to humans has dropped below five to one, the lowest ever recorded. In 2022, the national sheep flock tallied 25.3 million, a decrease of 400,000 on the previous year. The decline in sheep numbers is due to a shift from wool to synthetic materials and selling farmland for forestry. Australia currently has three times as many sheep as New Zealand, but their ratio is only around three sheep to every Aussie.