Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Benin

Benin: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 630,079 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
630,079 LSU
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
65th
of 203 countries
All-time high
630,079 LSU
in 2023
All-time low
70,782 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Benin, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 630,079 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Benin peaked at 630,079 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70,782 LSU, in 1961.

That places Benin 65th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 97,401 LSU 70,782 LSU 114,644 LSU 9
1970s 154,051 LSU 117,570 LSU 183,436 LSU 10
1980s 204,080 LSU 173,480 LSU 255,200 LSU 10
1990s 164,256 LSU 147,050 LSU 182,942 LSU 10
2000s 210,258 LSU 190,755 LSU 236,100 LSU 10
2010s 266,750 LSU 241,300 LSU 293,900 LSU 10
2020s 590,190 LSU 524,286 LSU 630,079 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 62 Azerbaijan 706,061 LSU compare
  2. 63 Zimbabwe 697,680 LSU compare
  3. 64 Côte d'Ivoire 660,189 LSU compare
  4. 66 Kyrgyzstan 621,612 LSU compare
  5. 67 Uruguay 594,547 LSU compare
  6. 68 Tajikistan 588,206 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Benin?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Benin was 630,079 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 630,079 LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 70,782 LSU in 1961.
How does Benin rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Benin ranks 65th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin 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

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.