Sheep — Stocks in Asia

Asia: Sheep — Stocks was 59.21 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
59.21 million LSU
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
2nd
of 35 groups
All-time high
60.50 million LSU
in 2022
All-time low
22.95 million LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Asia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — stocks in Asia stood at 59.21 million LSU.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Asia peaked at 60.50 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.95 million LSU, in 1962.

That places Asia 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.98 million LSU 22.95 million LSU 26.98 million LSU 9
1970s 28.14 million LSU 26.07 million LSU 30.93 million LSU 10
1980s 32.79 million LSU 31.43 million LSU 34.53 million LSU 10
1990s 39.84 million LSU 34.84 million LSU 42.12 million LSU 10
2000s 43.61 million LSU 40.33 million LSU 46.37 million LSU 10
2010s 49.80 million LSU 45.73 million LSU 53.26 million LSU 10
2020s 58.65 million LSU 56.12 million LSU 60.50 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 23.84 million LSU compare
  2. 2 China 19.30 million LSU compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 19.30 million LSU compare
  4. 4 USSR 13.29 million LSU compare
  5. 5 Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Asia?
Sheep — stocks in Asia was 59.21 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 60.50 million LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.95 million LSU in 1962.
How does Asia rank for sheep — stocks?
Asia ranks 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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.