Sheep — Stocks in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sheep — Stocks was 357,133 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Cameroon stood at 357,133 LSU.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Cameroon peaked at 401,500 LSU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 159,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 59th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 159,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 163,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 167,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 170,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 172,500 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 180,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 190,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 200,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 200,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 200,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 200,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 170,000 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 175,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 180,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 189,300 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 214,500 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 217,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 217,000 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 216,000 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 217,000 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 210,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 200,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 224,828 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 247,310 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 259,675 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 289,700 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 317,000 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 350,000 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 320,000 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 325,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 330,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 335,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 340,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 345,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 350,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 355,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 365,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 375,300 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 380,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 373,932 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 287,928 LSU | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 297,430 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 295,262 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 401,500 LSU | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 400,199 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 358,410 LSU | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 341,536 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 336,370 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 335,225 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 357,176 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 356,672 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 356,903 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 357,133 LSU | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 357,133 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 357,133 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +36.0% | 295,262 LSU | 401,500 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 177,944 LSU | 159,000 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 196,330 LSU | 170,000 LSU | 217,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 239,151 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 317,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 341,500 LSU | 320,000 LSU | 365,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 379,530 LSU | 375,300 LSU | 380,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 342,779 LSU | 287,928 LSU | 401,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,971 LSU | 356,672 LSU | 357,176 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Cameroon?
- Sheep — stocks in Cameroon was 357,133 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 401,500 LSU in 2014.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for sheep — stocks?
- Cameroon ranks 59th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.