Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 59,542 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 59,542 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Jamaica peaked at 59,542 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,520 LSU, in 1974.
That places Jamaica 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 59,288 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 53,488 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 47,480 LSU | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 48,080 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 48,950 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 50,850 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 43,750 LSU | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 39,121 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 36,400 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 33,570 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 30,550 LSU | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 30,530 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 30,520 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 32,520 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 33,550 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 34,520 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 35,500 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 37,420 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 38,400 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 39,300 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 40,280 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 41,290 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 42,320 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 43,290 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 43,290 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44,220 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 44,210 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 44,190 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 44,180 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 44,180 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44,150 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 44,130 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 44,100 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 44,100 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44,130 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 44,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44,140 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 44,140 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44,128 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 44,128 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44,110 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 44,145 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 45,648 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 44,114 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 44,066 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 48,380 LSU | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 48,490 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49,160 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 50,129 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52,133 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 52,134 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52,134 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 52,764 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 54,636 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 55,417 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 55,888 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 56,276 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57,237 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 58,033 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 58,788 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 59,542 LSU | +1.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 59,542 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 59,542 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,105 LSU, 9.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,001 LSU | 39,121 LSU | 59,288 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,508 LSU | 30,520 LSU | 37,420 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,079 LSU | 38,400 LSU | 44,220 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,141 LSU | 44,100 LSU | 44,180 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,135 LSU | 44,066 LSU | 48,490 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,067 LSU | 49,160 LSU | 56,276 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,400 LSU | 57,237 LSU | 59,542 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Jamaica?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Jamaica was 59,542 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 59,542 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,520 LSU in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.