Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 9.35 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9.35 million LSU
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
10th
of 203 countries
All-time high
9.54 million LSU
in 2020
All-time low
1.92 million LSU
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1993200820231993: 1.9M LSU1994: 1.9M LSU1995: 1.9M LSU1996: 2.0M LSU1997: 2.1M LSU1998: 2.4M LSU1999: 2.2M LSU2000: 2.0M LSU2001: 2.1M LSU2002: 2.5M LSU2003: 2.8M LSU2004: 3.3M LSU2005: 3.7M LSU2006: 4.2M LSU2007: 4.8M LSU2008: 4.8M LSU2009: 4.8M LSU2010: 4.8M LSU2011: 4.7M LSU2012: 5.0M LSU2013: 5.6M LSU2014: 5.8M LSU2015: 5.9M LSU2016: 6.1M LSU2017: 6.4M LSU2018: 7.2M LSU2019: 9.0M LSU2020: 9.5M LSU2021: 8.4M LSU2022: 8.4M LSU2023: 9.4M LSU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Ethiopia is 9.35 million LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Ethiopia peaked at 9.54 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million LSU, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.06 million LSU 1.92 million LSU 2.39 million LSU 7
2000s 3.50 million LSU 1.95 million LSU 4.79 million LSU 10
2010s 6.05 million LSU 4.68 million LSU 9.04 million LSU 10
2020s 8.92 million LSU 8.37 million LSU 9.54 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 7 Pakistan 11.71 million LSU compare
  2. 8 Australia and New Zealand 10.06 million LSU compare
  3. 9 Chad 9.80 million LSU compare
  4. 11 Sudan (former) 8.33 million LSU compare
  5. 12 Australia 7.62 million LSU compare
  6. 13 Sudan 7.14 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Ethiopia

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Ethiopia?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Ethiopia was 9.35 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 9.54 million LSU in 2020.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million LSU in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.