Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus
Cyprus: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 59,381 LSU in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2022, sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus stood at 59,381 LSU.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus peaked at 86,000 LSU in 1973 and was at its lowest, 41,000 LSU, in 1975.
That places Cyprus 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,890 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 55,650 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 58,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 61,000 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 60,500 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 66,700 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 68,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 70,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 73,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 75,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 79,500 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 82,500 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 86,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 77,000 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 41,000 LSU | -46.8% |
| 1976 | 43,500 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 48,500 LSU | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 52,000 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 50,800 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 51,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 52,300 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 53,800 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 54,300 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 55,500 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 56,900 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 55,000 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 55,500 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 53,000 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 50,500 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 51,800 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 50,000 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 48,500 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 47,300 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 46,500 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 47,300 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 49,200 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 52,500 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 56,200 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 57,900 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 62,460 LSU | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 72,370 LSU | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 75,350 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 67,247 LSU | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 65,696 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 59,787 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 61,712 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 59,840 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 58,571 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 58,104 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 63,629 LSU | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 64,628 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 61,801 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 55,658 LSU | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 56,240 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53,378 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 55,081 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 57,912 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 56,140 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 57,306 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 58,744 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 60,767 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 59,381 LSU | -2.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 59,381 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 59,381 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,749 LSU, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -46.8% | 77,000 LSU | 41,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,193 LSU | 55,650 LSU | 73,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 63,580 LSU | 41,000 LSU | 86,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,830 LSU | 50,500 LSU | 56,900 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,720 LSU | 46,500 LSU | 57,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,114 LSU | 58,104 LSU | 75,350 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,177 LSU | 53,378 LSU | 64,628 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,631 LSU | 58,744 LSU | 60,767 LSU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus was 59,381 LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 86,000 LSU in 1973.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,000 LSU in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Cyprus ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.