Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 795,691 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 795,691 LSU.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 923,157 LSU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 350,113 LSU, in 1961.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 350,113 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 355,843 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 356,003 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 355,202 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 366,206 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 371,334 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 368,197 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 367,753 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 363,088 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 367,247 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 371,872 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 374,195 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 381,683 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 376,164 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 382,321 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 388,417 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 395,705 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 376,324 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 385,012 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 392,082 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 407,995 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 417,591 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 426,914 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 435,277 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 441,232 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 444,852 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 444,688 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 446,415 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 739,768 LSU | +65.7% |
| 1990 | 739,658 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 749,670 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 854,338 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 755,470 LSU | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 772,031 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 551,158 LSU | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 557,611 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 619,327 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 660,153 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 715,888 LSU | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 804,686 LSU | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 808,136 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 831,306 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 834,320 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 846,807 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 859,997 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 912,918 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 898,508 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 910,751 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 909,213 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 879,912 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 856,888 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 846,355 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 843,498 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 870,615 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 878,680 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 923,157 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 862,747 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 803,312 LSU | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 783,777 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 789,730 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 799,516 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 802,246 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 795,691 LSU | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +65.7% | 446,415 LSU | 739,768 LSU |
| 1995 | -28.6% | 772,031 LSU | 551,158 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 361,527 LSU | 350,113 LSU | 371,334 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 379,894 LSU | 367,247 LSU | 395,705 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 459,681 LSU | 392,082 LSU | 739,768 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 697,530 LSU | 551,158 LSU | 854,338 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 861,664 LSU | 804,686 LSU | 912,918 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 854,894 LSU | 783,777 LSU | 923,157 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 796,796 LSU | 789,730 LSU | 802,246 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.70 million LSU compare
- 6 USSR 13.96 million LSU compare
- 7 Pakistan 11.71 million LSU compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 2.08 million LSU compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 975,632 LSU compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 10.06 million LSU compare
- 9 Chad 9.80 million LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 505,908 LSU compare
- 10 Ethiopia 9.35 million LSU compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 407,732 LSU compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 8.33 million LSU compare
- 12 Australia 7.62 million LSU compare
- 12 Viet Nam 308,833 LSU compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 795,691 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 923,157 LSU in 2016.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,113 LSU in 1961.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.