Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 433,079 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Mozambique is 433,079 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mozambique peaked at 523,300 LSU in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40,391 LSU, in 1976.
That places Mozambique 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,200 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 55,400 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 56,600 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 57,800 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 60,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 59,800 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 55,649 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 59,363 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 57,800 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 64,035 LSU | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 72,052 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 72,298 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 69,793 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 70,700 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 54,010 LSU | -23.6% |
| 1976 | 40,391 LSU | -25.2% |
| 1977 | 41,500 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 42,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 43,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 44,100 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 44,800 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 45,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 46,200 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 46,900 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 67,500 LSU | +43.9% |
| 1986 | 97,900 LSU | +45.0% |
| 1987 | 125,000 LSU | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 155,200 LSU | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 185,400 LSU | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 215,600 LSU | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 265,000 LSU | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 295,400 LSU | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 315,800 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 345,400 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 365,500 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 405,500 LSU | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 425,800 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 466,000 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 486,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 522,073 LSU | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 522,073 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 523,300 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 488,200 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 500,505 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 512,600 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 440,100 LSU | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 459,600 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 507,200 LSU | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 412,787 LSU | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 412,787 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 422,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 468,200 LSU | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 479,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 500,100 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 339,336 LSU | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 399,876 LSU | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 312,001 LSU | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 363,574 LSU | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 344,717 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 342,102 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 363,371 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 456,995 LSU | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 433,079 LSU | -5.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 433,079 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.66 million LSU, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 433,079 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 593,030 LSU, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +45.0% | 67,500 LSU | 97,900 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,401 LSU | 54,200 LSU | 60,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 57,078 LSU | 40,391 LSU | 72,298 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,850 LSU | 44,100 LSU | 185,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 358,600 LSU | 215,600 LSU | 486,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 488,844 LSU | 412,787 LSU | 523,300 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 404,209 LSU | 312,001 LSU | 500,100 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,887 LSU | 342,102 LSU | 456,995 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mozambique?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Mozambique was 433,079 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 523,300 LSU in 2002.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,391 LSU in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Mozambique ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.