Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 594,547 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Uruguay is 594,547 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Uruguay peaked at 2.66 million LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 594,547 LSU, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 63rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.18 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.18 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.18 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.19 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.19 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.31 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 2.14 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 2.15 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.26 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1.99 million LSU | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 1.77 million LSU | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 1.55 million LSU | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 1.59 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.47 million LSU | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 1.51 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.57 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.60 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.62 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.72 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.00 million LSU | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 2.04 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.03 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.05 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.06 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.12 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.33 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 2.40 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.47 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 2.49 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.53 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.66 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 2.50 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.33 million LSU | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.12 million LSU | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 2.02 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.98 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.83 million LSU | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million LSU | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million LSU | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million LSU | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million LSU | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million LSU | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 999,100 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 978,200 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million LSU | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million LSU | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 957,470 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 867,870 LSU | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 772,670 LSU | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 749,100 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 824,230 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 820,750 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 744,440 LSU | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 666,444 LSU | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 656,353 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 658,266 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 641,680 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 657,998 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 635,517 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 624,825 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 618,236 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 594,547 LSU | -3.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 594,547 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 17.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 594,547 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,105 LSU, 97.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.20 million LSU | 2.14 million LSU | 2.31 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.64 million LSU | 1.47 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.20 million LSU | 2.00 million LSU | 2.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 million LSU | 1.45 million LSU | 2.66 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million LSU | 867,870 LSU | 1.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 719,193 LSU | 641,680 LSU | 824,230 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 618,281 LSU | 594,547 LSU | 635,517 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 60 Central African Republic 669,306 LSU compare
- 61 Benin 630,079 LSU compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 621,612 LSU compare
- 64 Tajikistan 588,206 LSU compare
- 65 Angola 555,982 LSU compare
- 66 Zambia 490,478 LSU compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Uruguay?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Uruguay was 594,547 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 594,547 LSU in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.