Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 69.53 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 69.53 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 69.53 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.84 million LSU, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.33 million LSU | 16.84 million LSU | 19.72 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.73 million LSU | 19.19 million LSU | 22.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.19 million LSU | 22.64 million LSU | 26.62 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.73 million LSU | 27.12 million LSU | 35.67 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.36 million LSU | 35.96 million LSU | 45.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.75 million LSU | 47.11 million LSU | 63.91 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.11 million LSU | 65.59 million LSU | 69.53 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.07 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 69.53 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.53 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.84 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.