Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Canada

Canada: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 130,027 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
130,027 LSU
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
103rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
152,130 LSU
in 2004
All-time low
59,340 LSU
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Canada stood at 130,027 LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Canada peaked at 152,130 LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59,340 LSU, in 1969.

Canada ranks 103rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 85,319 LSU 59,340 LSU 114,750 LSU 9
1970s 75,641 LSU 60,300 LSU 90,240 LSU 10
1980s 81,527 LSU 74,965 LSU 88,040 LSU 10
1990s 98,969 LSU 91,980 LSU 110,550 LSU 10
2000s 140,319 LSU 121,950 LSU 152,130 LSU 10
2010s 130,240 LSU 125,088 LSU 136,935 LSU 10
2020s 126,513 LSU 124,628 LSU 130,027 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 100 Chile 160,361 LSU compare
  2. 101 Botswana 140,241 LSU compare
  3. 102 Guinea-Bissau 130,174 LSU compare
  4. 104 Bulgaria 124,772 LSU compare
  5. 105 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 123,100 LSU compare
  6. 106 Qatar 118,286 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Canada?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Canada was 130,027 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 152,130 LSU in 2004.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 59,340 LSU in 1969.
How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Canada ranks 103rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.