Sheep and Goats — Stocks in United States of America
United States of America: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.02 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.02 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in United States of America peaked at 5.26 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million LSU, in 2023.
United States of America ranks 28th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in United States of America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.26 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 5.01 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 4.74 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 4.46 million LSU | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 4.18 million LSU | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 4.13 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 3.99 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 3.69 million LSU | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 3.52 million LSU | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 3.32 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 3.17 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 2.98 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 2.82 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 2.60 million LSU | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 2.31 million LSU | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 2.12 million LSU | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 2.05 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.00 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.99 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 2.04 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.08 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.09 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.96 million LSU | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 1.88 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.76 million LSU | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.70 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.74 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.82 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.81 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.89 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.86 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.73 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.67 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.53 million LSU | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.46 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.31 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million LSU | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.33 million LSU | 3.52 million LSU | 5.26 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.54 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 3.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 million LSU | 1.70 million LSU | 2.09 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 1.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 1.28 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 1.15 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 25 South Africa 2.66 million LSU compare
- 26 Morocco 2.63 million LSU compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 2.53 million LSU compare
- 28 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 2.41 million LSU compare
- 30 Uganda 2.25 million LSU compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 2.23 million LSU compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 16,258 LSU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in United States of America?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in United States of America was 1.02 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million LSU in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- United States of America ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.