Sheep and Goats — Stocks in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 67,260 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 67,260 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in North Macedonia peaked at 246,610 LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 67,260 LSU, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 225,055 LSU | — |
| 1993 | 235,141 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 245,865 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 246,610 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 231,990 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 181,390 LSU | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 163,100 LSU | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 131,500 LSU | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 135,350 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 131,350 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 129,580 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 130,130 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 149,437 LSU | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 130,619 LSU | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 131,238 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94,399 LSU | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 94,962 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 84,937 LSU | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 85,411 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83,941 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 79,592 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 80,686 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 82,180 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 82,157 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82,496 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83,202 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 84,444 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 77,214 LSU | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 72,564 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 70,903 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 72,667 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 67,260 LSU | -7.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 67,260 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 67,260 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,749 LSU, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -28.1% | 131,238 LSU | 94,399 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207,581 LSU | 131,500 LSU | 246,610 LSU | 8 |
| 2000s | 121,200 LSU | 84,937 LSU | 149,437 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,132 LSU | 77,214 LSU | 85,411 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,849 LSU | 67,260 LSU | 72,667 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2004)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.16 % 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 -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in North Macedonia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in North Macedonia was 67,260 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 246,610 LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,260 LSU in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- North Macedonia ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.