Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Northern America
Northern America: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.15 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Northern America, 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 Northern America is 1.15 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Northern America peaked at 5.37 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million LSU, in 2023.
That places Northern America 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 4.42 million LSU | 3.58 million LSU | 5.37 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.61 million LSU | 2.06 million LSU | 3.40 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million LSU | 1.77 million LSU | 2.18 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 million LSU | 1.42 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 1.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 1.28 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million LSU | 1.15 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 28 Morocco 2.63 million LSU compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 2.53 million LSU compare
- 30 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 2.41 million LSU compare
- 32 Uganda 2.25 million LSU compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 2.23 million LSU compare
- 34 Somalia 2.18 million LSU compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Northern America?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Northern America was 1.15 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million LSU in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Northern America ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.