Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mexico
Mexico: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.77 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.77 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mexico peaked at 1.77 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million LSU, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mexico, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.48 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.52 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.49 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.50 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.54 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.57 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.60 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.60 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.61 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.52 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.50 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.57 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.56 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.54 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.53 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.53 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.55 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.57 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.61 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.66 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.69 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.61 million LSU | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.74 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 1.58 million LSU | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 1.64 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.58 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.61 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.63 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.61 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.59 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.67 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.63 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.49 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.55 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.61 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.67 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.71 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.74 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.74 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.75 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.76 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.76 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.76 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.77 million LSU | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.77 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 24.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.77 million LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,105 LSU, 289.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 million LSU | 1.48 million LSU | 1.61 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 million LSU | 1.50 million LSU | 1.57 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 million LSU | 1.57 million LSU | 1.74 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million LSU | 1.48 million LSU | 1.67 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million LSU | 1.48 million LSU | 1.70 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million LSU | 1.71 million LSU | 1.76 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million LSU | 1.76 million LSU | 1.77 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 36 Turkmenistan 1.90 million LSU compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 1.87 million LSU compare
- 38 Mauritania 1.86 million LSU compare
- 40 Argentina 1.67 million LSU compare
- 41 Spain 1.59 million LSU compare
- 42 Ghana 1.52 million LSU compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mexico?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Mexico was 1.77 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million LSU in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Mexico ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.