Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Africa
Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 95.83 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Africa is 95.83 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Africa peaked at 95.83 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.77 million LSU, in 1962.
Africa ranks 4th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.76 million LSU | 22.77 million LSU | 27.44 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.62 million LSU | 27.24 million LSU | 31.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.68 million LSU | 32.60 million LSU | 38.56 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.52 million LSU | 38.99 million LSU | 48.46 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.23 million LSU | 49.67 million LSU | 65.44 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.88 million LSU | 67.19 million LSU | 89.30 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.89 million LSU | 91.30 million LSU | 95.83 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 27.50 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 15.37 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Africa?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Africa was 95.83 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.83 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.77 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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 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.