Sheep — Stocks in Colombia
Colombia: Sheep — Stocks was 179,224 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 179,224 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 155.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Colombia peaked at 266,000 LSU in 1983 and was at its lowest, 70,188 LSU, in 2013.
That places Colombia 70th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 141,700 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 140,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 150,700 LSU | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 150,000 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 163,000 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 170,187 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 174,601 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 196,600 LSU | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 181,800 LSU | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 196,200 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 202,500 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 203,600 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 181,200 LSU | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 188,810 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 192,080 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 202,641 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 213,786 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 225,545 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 235,660 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 241,330 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 242,657 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 263,400 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 266,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 246,625 LSU | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 250,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 253,750 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 257,550 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 254,200 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 254,500 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 254,700 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 255,000 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 255,300 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 254,000 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 254,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 254,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 240,000 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 232,510 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 199,440 LSU | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 219,560 LSU | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 228,800 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 225,603 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 204,467 LSU | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 200,000 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 190,000 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 185,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 180,000 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 169,000 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 162,000 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 140,000 LSU | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 179,180 LSU | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 154,948 LSU | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 104,542 LSU | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 70,188 LSU | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 72,578 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 73,623 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 99,579 LSU | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 106,172 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 118,026 LSU | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 156,120 LSU | +32.3% |
| 2020 | 177,970 LSU | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 180,588 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 181,925 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 179,224 LSU | -1.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 179,224 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 179,224 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 105.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +35.3% | 73,623 LSU | 99,579 LSU |
| 2013 | -32.9% | 104,542 LSU | 70,188 LSU |
| 2012 | -32.5% | 154,948 LSU | 104,542 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163,176 LSU | 140,000 LSU | 196,600 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 204,202 LSU | 181,200 LSU | 235,660 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,001 LSU | 241,330 LSU | 266,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,851 LSU | 199,440 LSU | 255,300 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,487 LSU | 140,000 LSU | 228,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,496 LSU | 70,188 LSU | 179,180 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,927 LSU | 177,970 LSU | 181,925 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Colombia?
- Sheep — stocks in Colombia was 179,224 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 266,000 LSU in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,188 LSU in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.