What is sheep and goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sheep and goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa was 80.30 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 80.30 million LSU in 2023.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 17.77 million LSU in 1961.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for sheep and goats — stocks?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 80.30 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

80.30 million LSU

Change on year

up 3.6%

Rank

5th

of 35 groups

All-time high

80.30 million LSU

in 2023

All-time low

17.77 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 80.30 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 80.30 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.77 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.25 million LSU	17.77 million LSU	20.75 million LSU	9
1970s	21.30 million LSU	20.05 million LSU	23.56 million LSU	10
1980s	25.99 million LSU	24.10 million LSU	29.36 million LSU	10
1990s	30.09 million LSU	27.40 million LSU	33.81 million LSU	10
2000s	41.16 million LSU	34.75 million LSU	48.41 million LSU	10
2010s	61.01 million LSU	49.75 million LSU	73.72 million LSU	10
2020s	77.24 million LSU	75.55 million LSU	80.30 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

2 China, mainland 32.23 million LSU compare
3 OECD 27.40 million LSU compare
4 India 23.17 million LSU compare
5 Nigeria 14.07 million LSU compare
6 USSR 13.96 million LSU compare
7 Pakistan 11.71 million LSU compare
8 Australia and New Zealand 10.06 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.93 % (2024)
Inland waters — Area 41,984 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,505 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.86 % (2024)
Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.79 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sheep and goats — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa was 80.30 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 80.30 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 17.77 million LSU in 1961.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for sheep and goats — stocks?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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: 12 August 2026

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.