Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 53,714 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 53,714 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Eswatini peaked at 55,143 LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25,560 LSU, in 1966.
Eswatini ranks 117th of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,691 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 27,182 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 26,482 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 28,801 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 25,611 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 25,560 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 27,105 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 26,691 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 28,514 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 29,880 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 30,462 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 28,928 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 30,328 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 28,178 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 29,600 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 26,820 LSU | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 28,885 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 29,494 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 31,446 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 33,540 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 34,186 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 36,054 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 37,245 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 33,315 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 29,801 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 33,449 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 33,952 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 30,598 LSU | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 31,923 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 32,260 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 35,796 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 43,758 LSU | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 44,888 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 45,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 45,936 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 46,450 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 39,186 LSU | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 37,689 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 35,531 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 44,880 LSU | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 44,653 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 37,441 LSU | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 29,781 LSU | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 37,252 LSU | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 34,778 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 33,850 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 37,691 LSU | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 40,185 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 48,760 LSU | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 49,654 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 50,070 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 50,365 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 47,576 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 45,817 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 45,819 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51,834 LSU | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 50,084 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 49,678 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 52,426 LSU | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 54,378 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 55,143 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 53,042 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 53,714 LSU | +1.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 53,714 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 572,094 LSU, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 53,714 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 593,030 LSU, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,849 LSU | 25,560 LSU | 28,801 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,402 LSU | 26,820 LSU | 31,446 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,406 LSU | 29,801 LSU | 37,245 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,699 LSU | 32,260 LSU | 46,450 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,927 LSU | 29,781 LSU | 48,760 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,332 LSU | 45,817 LSU | 52,426 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,069 LSU | 53,042 LSU | 55,143 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Eswatini?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Eswatini was 53,714 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 55,143 LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,560 LSU in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.