Sheep — Stocks in Americas
Americas: Sheep — Stocks was 8.43 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Americas stood at 8.43 million LSU.
That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Americas peaked at 17.51 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.35 million LSU, in 2018.
That places Americas 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Americas, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.51 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 17.11 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 16.70 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 16.46 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 16.49 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 16.51 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 16.41 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 15.97 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 15.95 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.35 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 14.84 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 14.19 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 14.06 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 13.27 million LSU | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 13.10 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 12.97 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 12.91 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 12.59 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 12.67 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 12.99 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 13.25 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 13.03 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 12.61 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 12.21 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 12.40 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 12.43 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 12.66 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 12.85 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 13.16 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 13.00 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 12.95 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 12.72 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.47 million LSU | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 11.19 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.60 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 10.03 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 9.71 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.50 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 9.47 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.32 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 9.29 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.88 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 8.99 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.14 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.35 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.49 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.48 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.42 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.23 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.16 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.08 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 8.86 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.89 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.59 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.48 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.45 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.41 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.35 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.55 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.58 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.41 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.43 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.43 million LSU | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.57 million LSU | 15.95 million LSU | 17.51 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.59 million LSU | 12.59 million LSU | 15.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.76 million LSU | 12.21 million LSU | 13.25 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.06 million LSU | 9.47 million LSU | 13.00 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.26 million LSU | 8.88 million LSU | 9.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.68 million LSU | 8.35 million LSU | 9.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.46 million LSU | 8.41 million LSU | 8.58 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 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 Algeria 3.18 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
- 18 Mali 2.33 million LSU compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Americas?
- Sheep — stocks in Americas was 8.43 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 17.51 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.35 million LSU in 2018.
- How does Americas rank for sheep — stocks?
- Americas ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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.