Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Oceania
Oceania: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 10.10 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 10.10 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Oceania peaked at 24.06 million LSU in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.40 million LSU, in 2020.
Oceania ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Oceania, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.14 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 20.70 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 20.91 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 21.66 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 22.47 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 21.52 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 22.45 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 22.77 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 23.49 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 24.06 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 23.70 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 22.41 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 19.71 million LSU | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 20.14 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 20.73 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 20.53 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 19.47 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 19.39 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 19.80 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 20.50 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 20.46 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 20.87 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 20.41 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 20.95 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 21.84 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 21.61 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 21.56 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 21.99 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 22.50 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 23.11 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 22.12 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 20.37 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 19.10 million LSU | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 18.45 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 17.19 million LSU | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 17.08 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.87 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 16.42 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 16.32 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.32 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.35 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 14.90 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.18 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 14.39 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.49 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.49 million LSU | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 12.71 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 11.41 million LSU | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 10.89 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 10.46 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 10.81 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.00 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.03 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.64 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.41 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.92 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.37 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 10.16 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.70 million LSU | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.40 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 9.83 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 9.99 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.10 million LSU | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.79 million LSU | 20.14 million LSU | 23.49 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.99 million LSU | 19.39 million LSU | 24.06 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.27 million LSU | 20.41 million LSU | 22.50 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.70 million LSU | 16.32 million LSU | 23.11 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.81 million LSU | 10.89 million LSU | 16.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.45 million LSU | 9.70 million LSU | 11.03 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.83 million LSU | 9.40 million LSU | 10.10 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 13 Sudan 7.14 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 181,628 LSU compare
- 14 Kenya 5.82 million LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 15 Mali 5.55 million LSU compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 54,993 LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 5.40 million LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 33,494 LSU compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 4.13 million LSU compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 19,070 LSU compare
- 18 Algeria 3.69 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 3,402 LSU compare
- 19 Indonesia 3.52 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 489.3 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 489.3 LSU compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Oceania?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Oceania was 10.10 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.06 million LSU in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.40 million LSU in 2020.
- How does Oceania rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Oceania ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.