Sheep — Stocks in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Stocks was 127,020 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Canada stood at 127,020 LSU.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Canada peaked at 149,130 LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57,840 LSU, in 1969.
Canada ranks 75th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Canada, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113,550 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 107,400 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 97,560 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 91,275 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 82,350 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 72,945 LSU | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 69,555 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 63,150 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 57,840 LSU | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 79,200 LSU | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 81,900 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 88,440 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 84,750 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 79,410 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 74,565 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 68,745 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 58,560 LSU | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 58,200 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 63,855 LSU | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 72,765 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 79,485 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 85,740 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 84,825 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 82,545 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 77,025 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 73,425 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 72,735 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 78,075 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 84,060 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 89,250 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 94,245 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 97,185 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 94,875 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 95,895 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 92,595 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 96,450 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 94,170 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 99,300 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 107,550 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 118,950 LSU | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 142,170 LSU | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 149,040 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 146,295 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 149,130 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 146,640 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 134,070 LSU | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 132,930 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 127,425 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 126,540 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 128,295 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 131,985 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 132,480 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 133,935 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 129,105 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 123,645 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 122,265 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 122,085 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 124,410 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 124,185 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 121,620 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 122,055 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 123,330 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 127,020 LSU | +3.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 127,020 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 3.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +36.9% | 57,840 LSU | 79,200 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,958 LSU | 57,840 LSU | 113,550 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 73,762 LSU | 58,200 LSU | 88,440 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,068 LSU | 72,735 LSU | 85,740 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,152 LSU | 89,250 LSU | 107,550 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,319 LSU | 118,950 LSU | 149,130 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,239 LSU | 122,085 LSU | 133,935 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,506 LSU | 121,620 LSU | 127,020 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Canada?
- Sheep — stocks in Canada was 127,020 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 149,130 LSU in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,840 LSU in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — stocks?
- Canada ranks 75th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.