Sheep — Stocks in Barbados
Barbados: Sheep — Stocks was 1,334 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Barbados is 1,334 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Barbados peaked at 5,100 LSU in 1979 and was at its lowest, 565 LSU, in 2000.
That places Barbados 153rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Barbados, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,750 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3,800 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,900 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 3,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4,100 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 4,100 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,200 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 4,300 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 4,400 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 4,500 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 4,600 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4,700 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4,800 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 4,850 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4,900 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 5,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 5,100 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5,000 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 4,800 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 4,700 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 4,500 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 4,300 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 4,200 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4,100 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 4,000 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,912 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 700 LSU | -82.1% |
| 1991 | 700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 750 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 700 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 650 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 640 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 600 LSU | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 565 LSU | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 600 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 810 LSU | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 985 LSU | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 1,065 LSU | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1,080 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,100 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,100 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,150 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,200 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,250 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,300 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,320 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,310 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,300 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,292 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,285 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,279 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,274 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,331 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,332 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,340 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,334 LSU | -0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,334 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,334 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -82.1% | 3,912 LSU | 700 LSU |
| 2002 | +35.0% | 600 LSU | 810 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,950 LSU | 3,750 LSU | 4,200 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,715 LSU | 4,300 LSU | 5,100 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,351 LSU | 3,912 LSU | 5,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 684 LSU | 600 LSU | 750 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 960.5 LSU | 565 LSU | 1,150 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,281 LSU | 1,200 LSU | 1,320 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,334 LSU | 1,331 LSU | 1,340 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Barbados?
- Sheep — stocks in Barbados was 1,334 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5,100 LSU in 1979.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 565 LSU in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for sheep — stocks?
- Barbados ranks 153rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.