Sheep — Stocks in Central America

Central America: Sheep — Stocks was 950,177 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
950,177 LSU
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
30th
of 35 groups
All-time high
953,674 LSU
in 2017
All-time low
617,473 LSU
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Central America, 1961–2023

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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 30th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 27 Saudi Arabia 1.89 million LSU compare
  2. 28 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 million LSU compare
  3. 29 Kazakhstan 1.70 million LSU compare
  4. 30 Indonesia 1.55 million LSU compare
  5. 31 South Sudan 1.45 million LSU compare
  6. 32 Niger 1.41 million LSU compare
  7. 33 Turkmenistan 1.41 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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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 30th out of 35 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

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.