Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 38.09 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 38.09 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Eastern Asia peaked at 39.11 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.24 million LSU, in 1961.
Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.24 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 14.13 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 15.26 million LSU | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 15.64 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 15.57 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 15.88 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 15.66 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 16.27 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 16.11 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 15.77 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 16.56 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 16.88 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 16.85 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 17.70 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 18.12 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 18.36 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 17.79 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 18.05 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 19.01 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 20.35 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 20.74 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 20.84 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 20.30 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 18.72 million LSU | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 17.77 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 17.49 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 18.53 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 19.76 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 21.89 million LSU | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 22.82 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 23.20 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 22.81 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 22.97 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 23.96 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 26.36 million LSU | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 30.11 million LSU | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 26.22 million LSU | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 28.28 million LSU | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 29.77 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 30.88 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 30.71 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.14 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 30.67 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 31.82 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 33.43 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 33.22 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.31 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.81 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.38 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.99 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 32.26 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.52 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 33.29 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.88 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 35.68 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 36.96 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 36.41 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.91 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.66 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.87 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.17 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 39.11 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 38.09 million LSU | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.31 million LSU | 13.24 million LSU | 16.27 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.51 million LSU | 15.77 million LSU | 19.01 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.64 million LSU | 17.49 million LSU | 21.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.65 million LSU | 22.81 million LSU | 30.11 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.94 million LSU | 30.14 million LSU | 33.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.55 million LSU | 31.99 million LSU | 36.96 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.06 million LSU | 36.87 million LSU | 39.11 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 5 Nigeria 14.07 million LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 5.24 million LSU compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.70 million LSU compare
- 6 USSR 13.96 million LSU compare
- 7 Pakistan 11.71 million LSU compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 2.08 million LSU compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 975,632 LSU compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 10.06 million LSU compare
- 9 Chad 9.80 million LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 505,908 LSU compare
- 10 Ethiopia 9.35 million LSU compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 407,732 LSU compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 8.33 million LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Eastern Asia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Eastern Asia was 38.09 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.11 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.24 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.