What is sheep and goats — stocks in Afghanistan?

Sheep and goats — stocks in Afghanistan was 2.03 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 2.51 million LSU in 1999.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million LSU in 1986.

How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goats — stocks?

Afghanistan ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan 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.

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Afghanistan

Name: Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Afghanistan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Afghanistan: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 2.03 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.03 million LSU

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

38th

of 203 countries

All-time high

2.51 million LSU

in 1999

All-time low

1.24 million LSU

in 1986

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 2.03 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Afghanistan peaked at 2.51 million LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million LSU, in 1986.

That places Afghanistan 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.32 million LSU	2.22 million LSU	2.46 million LSU	9
1970s	2.17 million LSU	1.48 million LSU	2.47 million LSU	10
1980s	1.79 million LSU	1.24 million LSU	2.18 million LSU	10
1990s	1.93 million LSU	1.74 million LSU	2.51 million LSU	10
2000s	1.74 million LSU	1.35 million LSU	2.23 million LSU	10
2010s	2.09 million LSU	2.01 million LSU	2.19 million LSU	10
2020s	2.05 million LSU	2.03 million LSU	2.06 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

35 Russian Federation 2.08 million LSU compare
36 Syrian Arab Republic 2.08 million LSU compare
37 Yemen 2.03 million LSU compare
39 Turkmenistan 1.90 million LSU compare
40 Kazakhstan 1.87 million LSU compare
41 Mauritania 1.86 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Afghanistan

Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 30 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 18 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 15,287 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 12,694 t (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import value 1,828 1000 USD (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 4,614 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Afghanistan?: Sheep and goats — stocks in Afghanistan was 2.03 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 2.51 million LSU in 1999.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million LSU in 1986.
How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goats — stocks?: Afghanistan ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan 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

Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.