Sheep — Stocks in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Sheep — Stocks was 16,668 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 16,668 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 56,800 LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10,500 LSU, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11,800 LSU | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 12,300 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 14,600 LSU | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 15,100 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 15,600 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 16,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 16,500 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 17,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 18,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 19,200 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 21,000 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 22,500 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 24,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 26,000 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 26,750 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 27,500 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 28,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 28,500 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 29,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 30,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 31,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 33,000 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 34,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 35,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 36,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 36,800 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 37,200 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 42,000 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 50,000 LSU | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 56,800 LSU | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 45,000 LSU | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 35,000 LSU | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 28,900 LSU | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 26,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 24,800 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 16,000 LSU | -35.5% |
| 1998 | 16,500 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 18,500 LSU | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 18,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18,900 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 17,000 LSU | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 17,100 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17,100 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17,000 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 16,900 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16,800 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16,700 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16,500 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16,600 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16,800 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,697 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16,800 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16,700 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16,900 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 17,100 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16,836 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 16,613 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 16,668 LSU | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,378 LSU | 10,500 LSU | 17,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,145 LSU | 18,000 LSU | 28,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,400 LSU | 29,000 LSU | 42,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,750 LSU | 16,000 LSU | 56,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,250 LSU | 16,500 LSU | 18,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,770 LSU | 16,600 LSU | 16,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,804 LSU | 16,613 LSU | 17,100 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Sheep — stocks in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 16,668 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 56,800 LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for sheep — stocks?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 13th out of 16 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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.