Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 15.18 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Western Asia stood at 15.18 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Western Asia peaked at 15.98 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.20 million LSU, in 1963.
Western Asia ranks 12th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.53 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 8.44 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 8.20 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 8.38 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 8.53 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 8.71 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 8.83 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 9.04 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 9.07 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 9.02 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 8.86 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 8.73 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 8.73 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.89 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 9.06 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 9.24 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 9.41 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 9.69 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 10.00 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 10.52 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 11.00 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 11.28 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 11.53 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 11.18 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 9.71 million LSU | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 10.08 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 10.36 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 10.42 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.61 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 10.84 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.11 million LSU | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 11.15 million LSU | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 10.83 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 10.61 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 10.39 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 10.20 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.36 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.27 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.03 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 10.23 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.82 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 9.89 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.14 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.35 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.75 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 11.01 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.49 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 11.24 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 10.85 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.60 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.38 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 11.73 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.17 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.37 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.57 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.54 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.28 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.70 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 13.17 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.98 million LSU | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 15.48 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.98 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 15.18 million LSU | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.64 million LSU | 8.20 million LSU | 9.07 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.16 million LSU | 8.73 million LSU | 10.00 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.67 million LSU | 9.71 million LSU | 11.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.48 million LSU | 10.03 million LSU | 11.15 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.58 million LSU | 9.82 million LSU | 11.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.15 million LSU | 10.60 million LSU | 13.17 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.41 million LSU | 14.98 million LSU | 15.98 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 13 Sudan 7.14 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 181,628 LSU compare
- 14 Kenya 5.82 million LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 15 Mali 5.55 million LSU compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 54,993 LSU compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Western Asia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Western Asia was 15.18 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.98 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.20 million LSU in 1963.
- How does Western Asia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Western Asia ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.