Sheep — Stocks in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Sheep — Stocks was 22.26 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Eastern Asia is 22.26 million LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Eastern Asia peaked at 22.70 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.24 million LSU, in 1962.
Eastern Asia ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.45 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7.24 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 7.64 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 8.28 million LSU | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 8.79 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 9.24 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 9.11 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 9.56 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 9.45 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 9.25 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 9.92 million LSU | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 10.10 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 10.19 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 10.75 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 10.95 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 11.01 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 10.69 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 10.73 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 11.09 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 11.73 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 12.12 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 12.45 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 12.19 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 11.34 million LSU | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 10.90 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 10.79 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 11.26 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 11.53 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 12.34 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 12.60 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 12.85 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 12.61 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.48 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 12.57 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 13.15 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 14.12 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 12.79 million LSU | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 13.53 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 14.22 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 14.65 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 14.41 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 14.27 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.60 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.43 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 16.54 million LSU | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 16.63 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.32 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.08 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.27 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.00 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 16.16 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.41 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.30 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 17.62 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.74 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 19.47 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 19.44 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.21 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.59 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.33 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 21.76 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 22.70 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 22.26 million LSU | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.53 million LSU | 7.24 million LSU | 9.56 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.47 million LSU | 9.25 million LSU | 11.09 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.66 million LSU | 10.79 million LSU | 12.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.09 million LSU | 12.48 million LSU | 14.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.52 million LSU | 14.27 million LSU | 16.63 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.99 million LSU | 16.00 million LSU | 19.59 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.76 million LSU | 20.33 million LSU | 22.70 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.20 million LSU compare
- 4 USSR 13.29 million LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 4.21 million LSU compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million LSU compare
- 6 India 7.74 million LSU compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 million LSU compare
- 7 Australia 7.21 million LSU compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 937,341 LSU compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 747,613 LSU compare
- 8 Sudan (former) 5.26 million LSU compare
- 9 Nigeria 5.14 million LSU compare
- 10 Chad 4.87 million LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 91,896 LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Eastern Asia?
- Sheep — stocks in Eastern Asia was 22.26 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.70 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.