Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 695.27 million An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 695.27 million An, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 695.27 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 168.35 million An, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 168.35 million An | — |
| 1962 | 171.46 million An | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 175.36 million An | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 178.97 million An | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 183.06 million An | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 186.88 million An | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 191.75 million An | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 196.53 million An | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 197.23 million An | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 200.58 million An | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 201.68 million An | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 191.88 million An | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 195.17 million An | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 197.87 million An | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 206.67 million An | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 212.01 million An | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 217.79 million An | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 223.21 million An | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 225.97 million An | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 226.38 million An | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 232.47 million An | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 238.05 million An | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 237.34 million An | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 233.94 million An | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 237.42 million An | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 238.70 million An | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 248.66 million An | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 259.41 million An | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 266.21 million An | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 271.16 million An | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 274.73 million An | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 281.17 million An | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 279.16 million An | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 299.72 million An | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 308.33 million An | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 320.04 million An | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 334.22 million An | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 347.86 million An | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 356.73 million An | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 359.55 million An | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 364.54 million An | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 373.08 million An | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 383.27 million An | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 397.15 million An | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 409.33 million An | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 416.28 million An | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 428.80 million An | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 446.04 million An | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 457.92 million An | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 471.06 million An | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 475.75 million An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 507.28 million An | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 525.78 million An | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 539.20 million An | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 552.51 million An | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 570.00 million An | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 590.56 million An | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 603.35 million An | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 639.07 million An | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 655.86 million An | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 657.20 million An | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 676.27 million An | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 695.27 million An | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183.29 million An | 168.35 million An | 197.23 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 207.28 million An | 191.88 million An | 225.97 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 241.86 million An | 226.38 million An | 266.21 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 307.31 million An | 271.16 million An | 356.73 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 403.60 million An | 359.55 million An | 457.92 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 547.46 million An | 471.06 million An | 639.07 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 671.15 million An | 655.86 million An | 695.27 million An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 695.27 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 695.27 million An in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.35 million An in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).