Sheep — Stocks in Albania
Albania: Sheep — Stocks was 120,621 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Albania stood at 120,621 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Albania peaked at 248,000 LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 116,250 LSU, in 1972.
Albania ranks 76th of 180 countries 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 — Stocks in Albania, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 154,850 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 158,550 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 157,560 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 158,110 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 168,220 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 163,690 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 156,560 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 137,910 LSU | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 126,890 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 127,650 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 120,120 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 116,250 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 116,250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 116,250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 116,250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 116,250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 116,250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 116,300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 116,700 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 125,400 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 127,500 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 130,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 133,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 135,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 131,800 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 134,600 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 143,200 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 152,500 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 159,200 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 164,630 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 169,600 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 179,600 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 191,180 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 246,000 LSU | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 248,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 198,200 LSU | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 185,800 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 187,200 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 194,100 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 193,900 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 190,580 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 184,400 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 190,300 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 179,400 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 176,000 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 183,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 185,300 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 180,000 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 176,800 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 180,600 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 175,800 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 180,880 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 185,551 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 189,580 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 191,800 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 197,193 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 192,551 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 186,384 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 175,833 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 155,786 LSU | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 148,045 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 137,170 LSU | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 120,621 LSU | -12.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 120,621 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Albania's 120,621 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.7% | 191,180 LSU | 246,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,593 LSU | 126,890 LSU | 168,220 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 117,827 LSU | 116,250 LSU | 127,650 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 137,220 LSU | 125,400 LSU | 159,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 196,431 LSU | 164,630 LSU | 248,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,968 LSU | 176,000 LSU | 193,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,617 LSU | 175,800 LSU | 197,193 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,406 LSU | 120,621 LSU | 155,786 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % 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 -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Albania?
- Sheep — stocks in Albania was 120,621 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 248,000 LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,250 LSU in 1972.
- How does Albania rank for sheep — stocks?
- Albania ranks 76th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — 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.