What is sheep and goats — stocks in Western Africa?

Sheep and goats — stocks in Western Africa was 33.44 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Western Africa?

The highest recorded value was 33.44 million LSU in 2023.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Western Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 3.32 million LSU in 1961.

How does Western Africa rank for sheep and goats — stocks?

Western Africa ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Western 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 Western Africa

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

Western Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 33.44 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

33.44 million LSU

Change on year

up 1.8%

Rank

11th

of 35 groups

All-time high

33.44 million LSU

in 2023

All-time low

3.32 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 33.44 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 33.44 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.32 million LSU, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	4.16 million LSU	3.32 million LSU	5.02 million LSU	9
1970s	5.86 million LSU	5.02 million LSU	7.21 million LSU	10
1980s	8.34 million LSU	7.53 million LSU	9.69 million LSU	10
1990s	11.64 million LSU	9.92 million LSU	14.76 million LSU	10
2000s	18.14 million LSU	15.56 million LSU	20.64 million LSU	10
2010s	25.90 million LSU	21.27 million LSU	30.18 million LSU	10
2020s	32.28 million LSU	30.97 million LSU	33.44 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

8 Australia and New Zealand 10.06 million LSU compare
9 Chad 9.80 million LSU compare
10 Ethiopia 9.35 million LSU compare
11 Sudan (former) 8.33 million LSU compare
12 Australia 7.62 million LSU compare
13 Sudan 7.14 million LSU compare
14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7.04 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Western Africa

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Western Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Western Africa?: Sheep and goats — stocks in Western Africa was 33.44 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Western Africa?: The highest recorded value was 33.44 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Western Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 3.32 million LSU in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for sheep and goats — stocks?: Western Africa ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

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.