Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Yemen
Yemen: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 2.03 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.03 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Yemen peaked at 2.08 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 481,400 LSU, in 1970.
That places Yemen 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Yemen, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 544,100 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 553,900 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 563,700 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 572,900 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 583,400 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 557,800 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 577,400 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 555,600 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 482,300 LSU | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 481,400 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 534,200 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 502,100 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 488,700 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 535,500 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 563,300 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 546,000 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 559,800 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 564,800 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 567,800 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 585,100 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 604,173 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 615,383 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 629,577 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 637,073 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 645,171 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 652,388 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 657,300 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 677,200 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 698,029 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.01 million LSU | +45.3% |
| 1991 | 963,400 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 982,900 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 992,700 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.18 million LSU | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.31 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.37 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.39 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million LSU | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.57 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.58 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.85 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.91 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.82 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million LSU | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.94 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.08 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.03 million LSU | -2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2.03 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.66 million LSU, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2.03 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 370,110 LSU, 5.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +45.3% | 698,029 LSU | 1.01 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 554,567 LSU | 482,300 LSU | 583,400 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 534,360 LSU | 481,400 LSU | 567,800 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 640,139 LSU | 585,100 LSU | 698,029 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million LSU | 963,400 LSU | 1.29 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 1.80 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million LSU | 1.75 million LSU | 1.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million LSU | 1.94 million LSU | 2.08 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 31 Burkina Faso 2.23 million LSU compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 16,258 LSU compare
- 32 Somalia 2.18 million LSU compare
- 33 Russian Federation 2.08 million LSU compare
- 35 Afghanistan 2.03 million LSU compare
- 36 Turkmenistan 1.90 million LSU compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 1.87 million LSU compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Yemen?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Yemen was 2.03 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 481,400 LSU in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Yemen ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.