Sheep — Stocks in Argentina

Argentina: Sheep — Stocks was 1.26 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.26 million LSU
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
35th
of 192 countries
All-time high
5.01 million LSU
in 1961
All-time low
1.24 million LSU
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Argentina, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Argentina is 1.26 million LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Argentina peaked at 5.01 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million LSU, in 2002.

Argentina ranks 35th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.75 million LSU 4.43 million LSU 5.01 million LSU 9
1970s 3.69 million LSU 3.20 million LSU 4.30 million LSU 10
1980s 2.96 million LSU 2.80 million LSU 3.14 million LSU 10
1990s 1.86 million LSU 1.32 million LSU 2.86 million LSU 10
2000s 1.47 million LSU 1.24 million LSU 1.62 million LSU 10
2010s 1.47 million LSU 1.43 million LSU 1.50 million LSU 10
2020s 1.32 million LSU 1.25 million LSU 1.46 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 32 Niger 1.41 million LSU compare
  2. 33 Turkmenistan 1.41 million LSU compare
  3. 34 Spain 1.36 million LSU compare
  4. 36 Afghanistan 1.22 million LSU compare
  5. 37 Burkina Faso 1.14 million LSU compare
  6. 38 Mauritania 1.14 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Argentina?
Sheep — stocks in Argentina was 1.26 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 5.01 million LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million LSU in 2002.
How does Argentina rank for sheep — stocks?
Argentina ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.