Sheep — Stocks in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep — Stocks was 56,195 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Ecuador stood at 56,195 LSU.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 219,586 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 35,590 LSU, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 95th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 170,300 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 174,900 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 164,412 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 168,095 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 171,804 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 174,900 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 178,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 181,143 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 185,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 189,500 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 194,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 198,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 202,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 206,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 205,470 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 154,200 LSU | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 107,156 LSU | -30.5% |
| 1978 | 107,756 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 108,971 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 109,684 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 125,800 LSU | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 101,380 LSU | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 102,290 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 116,290 LSU | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 125,350 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 119,460 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 129,300 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 122,630 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 132,900 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 141,990 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 150,100 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 156,500 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 163,100 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 169,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 169,200 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 170,892 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 180,246 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 208,100 LSU | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 219,586 LSU | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 112,747 LSU | -48.7% |
| 2001 | 197,618 LSU | +75.3% |
| 2002 | 110,984 LSU | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 101,432 LSU | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 104,674 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 105,313 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 97,322 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 84,644 LSU | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 74,314 LSU | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 81,956 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 79,250 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 74,296 LSU | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 71,170 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 73,948 LSU | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 61,937 LSU | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 50,670 LSU | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 47,849 LSU | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 39,012 LSU | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 35,590 LSU | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 46,464 LSU | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 49,654 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 52,883 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 55,196 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 56,195 LSU | +1.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 56,195 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 56,195 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 33.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +75.3% | 112,747 LSU | 197,618 LSU |
| 2000 | -48.7% | 219,586 LSU | 112,747 LSU |
| 2002 | -43.8% | 197,618 LSU | 110,984 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174,339 LSU | 164,412 LSU | 185,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 167,305 LSU | 107,156 LSU | 206,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 118,508 LSU | 101,380 LSU | 132,900 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,871 LSU | 141,990 LSU | 219,586 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,100 LSU | 74,314 LSU | 197,618 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,018 LSU | 35,590 LSU | 79,250 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,482 LSU | 49,654 LSU | 56,195 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Ecuador?
- Sheep — stocks in Ecuador was 56,195 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 219,586 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,590 LSU in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep — stocks?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.