Sheep — Stocks in Egypt
Egypt: Sheep — Stocks was 199,154 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Egypt stood at 199,154 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Egypt peaked at 559,158 LSU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 155,200 LSU, in 1961.
That places Egypt 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 155,200 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 161,900 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 169,100 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 177,000 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 185,500 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 194,700 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 204,400 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 193,500 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 200,100 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 206,600 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 202,300 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 201,300 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 199,400 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 196,500 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 192,600 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 187,840 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 182,100 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 175,453 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 167,852 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 159,311 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 210,000 LSU | +31.8% |
| 1982 | 265,000 LSU | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 315,300 LSU | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 347,200 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 357,600 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 368,300 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 379,300 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 390,800 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 348,117 LSU | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 336,364 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 427,000 LSU | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 439,800 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 392,400 LSU | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 495,100 LSU | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 422,027 LSU | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 424,032 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 426,014 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 435,183 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 439,073 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 446,913 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 467,124 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 510,500 LSU | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 493,900 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 504,300 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 523,200 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 538,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 546,747 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 549,803 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 559,158 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 552,953 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 536,506 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 542,952 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 556,412 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 550,264 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 546,317 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 555,634 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 530,534 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 483,000 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 208,200 LSU | -56.9% |
| 2020 | 193,600 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 193,800 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 213,200 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 199,154 LSU | -6.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 199,154 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 199,154 LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -56.9% | 483,000 LSU | 208,200 LSU |
| 1981 | +31.8% | 159,311 LSU | 210,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182,378 LSU | 155,200 LSU | 204,400 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 191,194 LSU | 167,852 LSU | 206,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,093 LSU | 159,311 LSU | 390,800 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 423,699 LSU | 336,364 LSU | 495,100 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 514,014 LSU | 446,913 LSU | 559,158 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,277 LSU | 208,200 LSU | 556,412 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,938 LSU | 193,600 LSU | 213,200 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Egypt?
- Sheep — stocks in Egypt was 199,154 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 559,158 LSU in 2009.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,200 LSU in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for sheep — stocks?
- Egypt ranks 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.