Sheep — Stocks in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sheep — Stocks was 247,539 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Eritrea is 247,539 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Eritrea peaked at 248,748 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 151,000 LSU, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 62nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 151,000 LSU | — |
| 1994 | 152,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 153,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 154,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 165,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 212,894 LSU | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 200,000 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 215,000 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 215,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200,000 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 210,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 210,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 218,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 223,700 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 224,901 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 226,025 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 227,156 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 228,100 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 228,500 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 230,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 229,000 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 230,855 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 233,998 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 237,494 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 241,229 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 243,957 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 247,492 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 247,309 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 248,748 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 247,539 LSU | -0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 247,539 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 247,539 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +29.0% | 165,000 LSU | 212,894 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169,699 LSU | 151,000 LSU | 212,894 LSU | 7 |
| 2000s | 215,263 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 226,025 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,029 LSU | 227,156 LSU | 243,957 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,772 LSU | 247,309 LSU | 248,748 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Eritrea?
- Sheep — stocks in Eritrea was 247,539 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 248,748 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,000 LSU in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for sheep — stocks?
- Eritrea ranks 62nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.