Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 190,293 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
190,293 LSU
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
94th
of 203 countries
All-time high
190,293 LSU
in 2023
All-time low
23,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 190,293 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 190,293 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,000 LSU, in 1961.

That places Sierra Leone 94th out of 203 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24,744 LSU 23,000 LSU 27,600 LSU 9
1970s 33,640 LSU 28,700 LSU 39,000 LSU 10
1980s 42,683 LSU 40,300 LSU 45,900 LSU 10
1990s 43,469 LSU 39,000 LSU 48,800 LSU 10
2000s 64,493 LSU 28,482 LSU 135,000 LSU 10
2010s 171,421 LSU 148,500 LSU 178,320 LSU 10
2020s 185,728 LSU 181,134 LSU 190,293 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 91 Lesotho 208,938 LSU compare
  2. 92 Cuba 201,892 LSU compare
  3. 93 Serbia and Montenegro 197,560 LSU compare
  4. 95 Serbia 186,389 LSU compare
  5. 96 Albania 184,645 LSU compare
  6. 97 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 181,628 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Sierra Leone?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Sierra Leone was 190,293 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 190,293 LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 23,000 LSU in 1961.
How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Sierra Leone ranks 94th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.