Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 58,682 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia is 58,682 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia peaked at 60,300 LSU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,795 LSU, in 1963.
Gambia ranks 116th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,800 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 18,020 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 14,795 LSU | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 15,700 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 16,500 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 18,960 LSU | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 19,750 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 20,540 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 21,370 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 22,180 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 23,100 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 24,050 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 24,800 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 25,500 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 26,200 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 26,800 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 27,600 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 28,400 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 29,100 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 29,800 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 30,400 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 31,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 31,600 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 32,200 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 36,900 LSU | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 37,700 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 38,400 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 35,342 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 35,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 30,049 LSU | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 35,832 LSU | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 34,422 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 33,072 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 31,777 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 30,537 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 29,348 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 28,208 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 27,116 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 26,068 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 25,064 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 35,764 LSU | +42.7% |
| 2002 | 40,756 LSU | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 50,000 LSU | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 49,600 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 51,100 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 52,600 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 55,400 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 57,400 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 59,500 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 60,300 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 48,388 LSU | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 42,429 LSU | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 37,744 LSU | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 41,302 LSU | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 42,390 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 40,944 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 43,258 LSU | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 47,888 LSU | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 51,908 LSU | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 55,522 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 56,993 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 58,514 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 58,682 LSU | +0.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 58,682 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.66 million LSU, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 58,682 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 593,030 LSU, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gambia 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 | +42.7% | 25,064 LSU | 35,764 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,159 LSU | 14,795 LSU | 21,370 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,773 LSU | 22,180 LSU | 29,100 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,834 LSU | 29,800 LSU | 38,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,643 LSU | 26,068 LSU | 35,832 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,718 LSU | 25,064 LSU | 59,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,655 LSU | 37,744 LSU | 60,300 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,428 LSU | 55,522 LSU | 58,682 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia was 58,682 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 60,300 LSU in 2010.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,795 LSU in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.