Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Caribbean
Caribbean: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 549,741 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean is 549,741 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Caribbean peaked at 723,438 LSU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 245,191 LSU, in 1964.
Caribbean ranks 30th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 246,227 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 249,738 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 247,343 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 245,191 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 251,041 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 257,972 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 264,277 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 261,472 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 261,484 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 263,810 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 265,642 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 267,570 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 274,800 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 267,502 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 273,302 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 278,279 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 288,518 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 272,672 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 283,760 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 290,481 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 298,388 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 304,602 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 310,595 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 314,692 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 316,426 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 315,553 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 312,145 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 310,907 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 600,199 LSU | +93.0% |
| 1990 | 599,060 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 603,020 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 701,036 LSU | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 595,803 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 608,514 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 386,406 LSU | -36.5% |
| 1996 | 391,003 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 448,020 LSU | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 481,471 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 535,832 LSU | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 644,974 LSU | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 647,350 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 668,905 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 672,427 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 670,857 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 674,760 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 723,438 LSU | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 700,706 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 708,377 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 695,390 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 653,424 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 621,593 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 606,590 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 599,813 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 626,325 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 636,782 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 680,071 LSU | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 627,377 LSU | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 565,756 LSU | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 543,699 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 544,954 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 550,118 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 551,482 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 549,741 LSU | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +93.0% | 310,907 LSU | 600,199 LSU |
| 1995 | -36.5% | 608,514 LSU | 386,406 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 253,861 LSU | 245,191 LSU | 264,277 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 273,586 LSU | 263,810 LSU | 288,518 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 337,399 LSU | 290,481 LSU | 600,199 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 535,016 LSU | 386,406 LSU | 701,036 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 680,718 LSU | 644,974 LSU | 723,438 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 616,143 LSU | 543,699 LSU | 680,071 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 549,074 LSU | 544,954 LSU | 551,482 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 27 Saudi Arabia 2.53 million LSU compare
- 28 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 660,189 LSU compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 2.41 million LSU compare
- 30 Uganda 2.25 million LSU compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 2.23 million LSU compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 16,258 LSU compare
- 32 Somalia 2.18 million LSU compare
- 33 Russian Federation 2.08 million LSU compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Caribbean?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Caribbean was 549,741 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 723,438 LSU in 2006.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 245,191 LSU in 1964.
- How does Caribbean rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Caribbean ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.