What is sheep and goats — stocks in Americas?

Sheep and goats — stocks in Americas was 12.34 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 20.83 million LSU in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 12.15 million LSU in 2014.

How does Americas rank for sheep and goats — stocks?

Americas ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Americas 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 Americas

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

Americas: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 12.34 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

12.34 million LSU

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

17th

of 35 groups

All-time high

20.83 million LSU

in 1961

All-time low

12.15 million LSU

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Americas, 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 Americas is 12.34 million LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Americas peaked at 20.83 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.15 million LSU, in 2014.

That places Americas 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.98 million LSU	19.26 million LSU	20.83 million LSU	9
1970s	16.79 million LSU	15.72 million LSU	18.58 million LSU	10
1980s	16.14 million LSU	15.46 million LSU	16.79 million LSU	10
1990s	14.56 million LSU	12.72 million LSU	16.69 million LSU	10
2000s	12.93 million LSU	12.50 million LSU	13.30 million LSU	10
2010s	12.39 million LSU	12.15 million LSU	12.84 million LSU	10
2020s	12.36 million LSU	12.29 million LSU	12.51 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Americas

14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7.04 million LSU compare
15 Kenya 5.82 million LSU compare
16 Mali 5.55 million LSU compare
17 Mongolia 5.40 million LSU compare
18 Türkiye 5.24 million LSU compare
19 Ethiopia PDR 4.13 million LSU compare
20 United Republic of Tanzania 3.70 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Americas

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 70.73 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 4.65 million 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 25.42 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.14 million t (2024)
Agriculture — Area 1.12 million 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 3.85 million 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 14.92 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 26.66 million t (2024)

All data for Americas →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Americas?: Sheep and goats — stocks in Americas was 12.34 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Americas?: The highest recorded value was 20.83 million LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Americas?: The lowest recorded value was 12.15 million LSU in 2014.
How does Americas rank for sheep and goats — stocks?: Americas ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Americas?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas 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.