Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 95,788 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Lebanon stood at 95,788 LSU.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Lebanon peaked at 100,000 LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36,000 LSU, in 1977.
That places Lebanon 101st 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 65,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 65,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 69,297 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 66,070 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 65,548 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 62,914 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 55,685 LSU | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 56,094 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 60,979 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 59,858 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 59,330 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 55,650 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 60,416 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 46,000 LSU | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 40,000 LSU | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 36,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 50,000 LSU | +38.9% |
| 1979 | 55,500 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 58,955 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 59,000 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 58,450 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 58,000 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 60,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 60,500 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 60,000 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 60,612 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 60,536 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 61,574 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 65,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 70,951 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 70,500 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 68,600 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 66,195 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 68,763 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 79,476 LSU | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 81,877 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 81,634 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 81,402 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 77,100 LSU | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 72,776 LSU | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 70,676 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 73,055 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 73,752 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83,200 LSU | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 85,480 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 75,910 LSU | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 78,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 80,220 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 66,921 LSU | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 100,000 LSU | +49.4% |
| 2012 | 100,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94,752 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 92,816 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 97,468 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 98,233 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 97,706 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 96,622 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96,258 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96,541 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95,788 LSU | -0.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 95,788 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 572,094 LSU, 17% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 95,788 LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 370,110 LSU, 26% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +49.4% | 66,921 LSU | 100,000 LSU |
| 1978 | +38.9% | 36,000 LSU | 50,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,179 LSU | 55,685 LSU | 69,297 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,373 LSU | 36,000 LSU | 60,979 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,763 LSU | 58,000 LSU | 61,574 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,440 LSU | 65,000 LSU | 81,877 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,017 LSU | 70,676 LSU | 85,480 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,790 LSU | 66,921 LSU | 100,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,302 LSU | 95,788 LSU | 96,622 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Lebanon?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Lebanon was 95,788 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 LSU in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,000 LSU in 1977.
- How does Lebanon rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Lebanon ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.