Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 5.82 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Kenya stood at 5.82 million LSU.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Kenya peaked at 6.23 million LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 710,000 LSU, in 1974.
Kenya ranks 14th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 900,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 876,500 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 900,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 936,800 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 935,000 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 940,000 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 947,500 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 920,000 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 839,000 LSU | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 812,790 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 800,000 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 780,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 750,000 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 710,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 720,590 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 740,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 950,000 LSU | +28.4% |
| 1978 | 1.19 million LSU | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 1.26 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1.30 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.30 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.44 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.33 million LSU | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 1.45 million LSU | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 1.41 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.24 million LSU | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 1.73 million LSU | +38.9% |
| 1989 | 1.93 million LSU | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 1.92 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.91 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.91 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.87 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.86 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.85 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.67 million LSU | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million LSU | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 1.79 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.06 million LSU | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 2.01 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.37 million LSU | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 2.39 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.84 million LSU | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 4.42 million LSU | +140.6% |
| 2008 | 4.61 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.49 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.57 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.67 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.83 million LSU | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 4.12 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.46 million LSU | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 4.19 million LSU | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.57 million LSU | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.44 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.62 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.23 million LSU | +34.8% |
| 2020 | 6.14 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.74 million LSU | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 5.19 million LSU | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 5.82 million LSU | +12.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5.82 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 572,094 LSU, 10.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5.82 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 593,030 LSU, 9.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +140.6% | 1.84 million LSU | 4.42 million LSU |
| 1988 | +38.9% | 1.24 million LSU | 1.73 million LSU |
| 2019 | +34.8% | 4.62 million LSU | 6.23 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 910,533 LSU | 839,000 LSU | 947,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 870,948 LSU | 710,000 LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 million LSU | 1.24 million LSU | 1.93 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 million LSU | 1.67 million LSU | 1.95 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 million LSU | 1.79 million LSU | 4.61 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 million LSU | 3.83 million LSU | 6.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 million LSU | 5.19 million LSU | 6.14 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 407,732 LSU compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 8.33 million LSU compare
- 12 Australia 7.62 million LSU compare
- 12 Viet Nam 308,833 LSU compare
- 13 Sudan 7.14 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 181,628 LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 15 Mali 5.55 million LSU compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 54,993 LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 5.40 million LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 33,494 LSU compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 4.13 million LSU compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 19,070 LSU compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Kenya?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Kenya was 5.82 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.23 million LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 710,000 LSU in 1974.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.