Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 59,059 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 59,059 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 247,243 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 37,764 LSU, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 185,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 190,700 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 180,824 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 184,540 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 188,283 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 192,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 195,800 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 199,532 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 204,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 208,600 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 214,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 218,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 222,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 228,207 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 228,430 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 177,700 LSU | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 131,296 LSU | -26.1% |
| 1978 | 132,396 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 134,111 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 135,367 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 152,066 LSU | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 128,240 LSU | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 129,741 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 144,332 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 154,021 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 142,270 LSU | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 155,490 LSU | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 149,960 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 162,730 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 173,048 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 181,000 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 189,500 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 197,900 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 205,900 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 198,700 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 201,822 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 211,176 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 236,056 LSU | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 247,243 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 130,584 LSU | -47.2% |
| 2001 | 224,874 LSU | +72.2% |
| 2002 | 126,454 LSU | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 115,526 LSU | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 118,210 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 119,729 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 112,964 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 101,718 LSU | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 89,274 LSU | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 97,764 LSU | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 92,732 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 85,529 LSU | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 82,041 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 84,350 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 64,016 LSU | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 53,380 LSU | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 51,486 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 42,970 LSU | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 37,764 LSU | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 49,304 LSU | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 51,063 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 58,668 LSU | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 57,575 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 59,059 LSU | +2.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 59,059 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 59,059 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,105 LSU, 9.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +72.2% | 130,584 LSU | 224,874 LSU |
| 2000 | -47.2% | 247,243 LSU | 130,584 LSU |
| 2002 | -43.8% | 224,874 LSU | 126,454 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 191,242 LSU | 180,824 LSU | 204,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 189,474 LSU | 131,296 LSU | 228,430 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,422 LSU | 128,240 LSU | 162,730 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 204,234 LSU | 173,048 LSU | 247,243 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,710 LSU | 89,274 LSU | 224,874 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,357 LSU | 37,764 LSU | 92,732 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,591 LSU | 51,063 LSU | 59,059 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Ecuador?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Ecuador was 59,059 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 247,243 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,764 LSU in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Ecuador ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.