Goats — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Goats — Stocks was 89,766 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 89,766 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 90,535 LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,000 LSU, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 8,100 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 8,200 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 8,400 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 8,600 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 8,800 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 9,200 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 9,500 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 9,800 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 10,200 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 10,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 10,900 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 11,300 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 11,700 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 12,100 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 12,500 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 12,900 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 13,400 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 13,500 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 13,600 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 13,700 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 13,800 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 13,900 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 14,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 14,100 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 14,200 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 14,300 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 14,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 14,690 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 14,880 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 15,070 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 15,820 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 16,580 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 17,300 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 18,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 18,500 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 19,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 19,500 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 20,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 20,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15,354 LSU | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 18,425 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 22,110 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 26,532 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 31,838 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 38,206 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 45,847 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 55,016 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 73,000 LSU | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 80,300 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 88,330 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 89,500 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 89,600 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90,000 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 90,535 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90,000 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 81,291 LSU | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 85,559 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 87,760 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 88,697 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 88,902 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 89,429 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89,766 LSU | +0.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 89,766 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 901,180 LSU, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 89,766 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 20% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.7% | 55,016 LSU | 73,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,733 LSU | 8,000 LSU | 9,800 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,900 LSU | 10,200 LSU | 13,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,079 LSU | 13,600 LSU | 14,690 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,465 LSU | 14,880 LSU | 20,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,633 LSU | 15,354 LSU | 73,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,288 LSU | 80,300 LSU | 90,535 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,199 LSU | 88,697 LSU | 89,766 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Goats — stocks in Sierra Leone was 89,766 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 90,535 LSU in 2015.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for goats — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.