Sheep — Stocks in Chile
Chile: Sheep — Stocks was 120,354 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Chile stood at 120,354 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Chile peaked at 669,028 LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 120,354 LSU, in 2023.
Chile ranks 77th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Chile, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 640,940 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 651,610 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 651,020 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 655,170 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 669,028 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 663,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 650,191 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 667,502 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 650,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 613,000 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 590,670 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 552,930 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 535,330 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 554,370 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 564,440 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 572,907 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 569,893 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 579,240 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 592,808 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 606,401 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 618,500 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 600,000 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 620,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 600,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 580,000 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 580,570 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 550,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 530,000 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 472,080 LSU | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 488,723 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 480,093 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 468,861 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 462,881 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 464,914 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 462,532 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 451,634 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 383,467 LSU | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 375,411 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 411,600 LSU | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 414,400 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 409,000 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 405,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 375,000 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 368,000 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 340,000 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 340,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 388,848 LSU | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 395,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 395,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 364,435 LSU | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 360,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 365,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 340,170 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 287,632 LSU | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 218,545 LSU | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 220,499 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 203,752 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 191,459 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 181,123 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 168,321 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 149,983 LSU | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 135,168 LSU | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 120,354 LSU | -11.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 120,354 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 3.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Chile's 120,354 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 71.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 655,385 LSU | 640,940 LSU | 669,028 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 572,559 LSU | 535,330 LSU | 613,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 575,755 LSU | 472,080 LSU | 620,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 445,012 LSU | 375,411 LSU | 488,723 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,025 LSU | 340,000 LSU | 414,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,262 LSU | 181,123 LSU | 365,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 143,456 LSU | 120,354 LSU | 168,321 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Chile?
- Sheep — stocks in Chile was 120,354 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 669,028 LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,354 LSU in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for sheep — stocks?
- Chile ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.