Sheep — Stocks in Central America
Central America: Sheep — Stocks was 950,177 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Central America recorded 950,177 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Central America peaked at 953,674 LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 617,473 LSU, in 1986.
Central America ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Central America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 654,312 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 679,944 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 644,006 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 654,433 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 687,950 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 691,382 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 733,930 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 721,664 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 726,920 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 669,695 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 668,583 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 697,913 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 699,119 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 693,146 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 688,598 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 687,560 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 692,597 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 695,956 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 702,155 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 695,475 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 689,600 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 699,595 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 664,819 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 649,941 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 682,473 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 617,473 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 635,491 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 621,419 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 631,042 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 630,230 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 653,430 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 657,493 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 683,461 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 698,623 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 674,801 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 676,262 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 677,572 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 623,430 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 630,476 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 631,650 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 676,781 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 694,368 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 725,602 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 751,957 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 773,743 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 787,742 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 807,314 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 835,458 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 862,188 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 871,271 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 882,939 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 902,370 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 912,250 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 920,087 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 934,049 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 942,738 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 953,674 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 931,906 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 934,636 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 937,548 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 941,983 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 946,429 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 950,177 LSU | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 688,282 LSU | 644,006 LSU | 733,930 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 689,532 LSU | 668,583 LSU | 702,155 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 658,733 LSU | 617,473 LSU | 699,595 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 660,578 LSU | 623,430 LSU | 698,623 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 754,680 LSU | 631,650 LSU | 862,188 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 918,592 LSU | 871,271 LSU | 953,674 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 944,034 LSU | 937,548 LSU | 950,177 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 23 Morocco 2.07 million LSU compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 2.05 million LSU compare
- 25 Russian Federation 1.91 million LSU compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 1.89 million LSU compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 1.70 million LSU compare
- 28 Indonesia 1.55 million LSU compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 253,149 LSU compare
- 29 South Sudan 1.45 million LSU compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Central America?
- Sheep — stocks in Central America was 950,177 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 953,674 LSU in 2017.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 617,473 LSU in 1986.
- How does Central America rank for sheep — stocks?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.