Sheep — Stocks in Algeria
Algeria: Sheep — Stocks was 3.18 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Algeria is 3.18 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Algeria peaked at 3.18 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 379,800 LSU, in 1963.
Algeria ranks 14th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Algeria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 499,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 446,900 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 379,800 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 398,100 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 572,600 LSU | +43.8% |
| 1966 | 571,400 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 712,900 LSU | +24.8% |
| 1968 | 753,360 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 766,822 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 778,800 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 836,413 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 882,500 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 845,518 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 868,679 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 977,255 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 933,660 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 1.03 million LSU | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 1.09 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.22 million LSU | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 1.34 million LSU | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 1.37 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.41 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.45 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million LSU | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.57 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.58 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.61 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.64 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.73 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.77 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.69 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.77 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.87 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.78 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.73 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.74 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.79 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.80 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.73 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.99 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.99 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.14 million LSU | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.29 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.52 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.66 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.78 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.81 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.81 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.84 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.87 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.94 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.09 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 3.11 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.12 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.18 million LSU | +1.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3.18 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 54.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3.18 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 15.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +43.8% | 398,100 LSU | 572,600 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 566,820 LSU | 379,800 LSU | 766,822 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 946,128 LSU | 778,800 LSU | 1.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million LSU | 1.34 million LSU | 1.73 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 million LSU | 1.69 million LSU | 1.87 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million LSU | 1.71 million LSU | 2.14 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million LSU | 2.29 million LSU | 2.94 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 million LSU | 3.09 million LSU | 3.18 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 11 Sudan 4.00 million LSU compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62,011 LSU compare
- 12 Ethiopia 3.99 million LSU compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 41,690 LSU compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16,668 LSU compare
- 13 Pakistan 3.23 million LSU compare
- 14 Melanesia 4,888 LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 2,030 LSU compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.18 million LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.94 million LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 44.4 LSU compare
- 17 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % 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 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Algeria?
- Sheep — stocks in Algeria was 3.18 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 379,800 LSU in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for sheep — stocks?
- Algeria ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.