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 15th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (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 15th out of 203 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.