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 14th of 35 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.
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
More environment data for Western Asia
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.1 % (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 14th out of 35 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.