Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 12.63 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Middle Africa stood at 12.63 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 12.63 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million LSU, in 1964.
Middle Africa ranks 16th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 1.09 million LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 1.23 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 million LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 1.61 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 million LSU | 1.65 million LSU | 2.47 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 million LSU | 2.63 million LSU | 3.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 million LSU | 4.01 million LSU | 6.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.30 million LSU | 6.56 million LSU | 10.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.69 million LSU | 10.80 million LSU | 12.63 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Middle Africa?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Middle Africa was 12.63 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.63 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million LSU in 1964.
- How does Middle Africa rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.