Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Senegal
Senegal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.47 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Senegal stood at 1.47 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Senegal peaked at 1.47 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200,000 LSU, in 1961.
Senegal ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Senegal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 208,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 215,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 222,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 229,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 236,200 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 237,660 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 244,860 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 250,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 260,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 270,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 280,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 269,800 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 241,200 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 253,300 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 261,300 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 266,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 281,100 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 282,100 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 292,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 310,300 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 336,400 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 300,000 LSU | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 397,200 LSU | +32.4% |
| 1986 | 526,400 LSU | +32.5% |
| 1987 | 554,300 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 520,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 544,400 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 589,900 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 619,500 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 644,200 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 673,300 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 703,400 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 718,300 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 748,500 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 777,600 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 804,800 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 833,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 842,100 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 867,300 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 844,035 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 858,224 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 876,413 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 900,729 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 925,976 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 946,156 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 972,818 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 998,142 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million LSU | +0.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.47 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 572,094 LSU, 2.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.47 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 593,030 LSU, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +32.4% | 300,000 LSU | 397,200 LSU |
| 1986 | +32.5% | 397,200 LSU | 526,400 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 226,969 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 250,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 266,480 LSU | 241,200 LSU | 282,100 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 408,100 LSU | 292,000 LSU | 554,300 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 711,250 LSU | 589,900 LSU | 833,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 903,189 LSU | 842,100 LSU | 998,142 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million LSU | 1.03 million LSU | 1.33 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million LSU | 1.41 million LSU | 1.47 million LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Senegal?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Senegal was 1.47 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.