Sheep — Stocks in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sheep — Stocks was 1,666 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,666 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Eswatini peaked at 4,320 LSU in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,497 LSU, in 2015.
That places Eswatini 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,776 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4,278 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 4,320 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 4,041 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 3,747 LSU | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 3,596 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 3,578 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 4,059 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 3,703 LSU | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 3,975 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 4,309 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 3,725 LSU | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 3,818 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3,288 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 3,463 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 3,082 LSU | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 3,095 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,801 LSU | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 2,975 LSU | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 3,227 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 3,292 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 4,014 LSU | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 3,855 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 3,512 LSU | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 2,958 LSU | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 2,803 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 2,778 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 2,646 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 2,480 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 2,443 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 2,378 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2,776 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 2,709 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,700 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,428 LSU | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 2,650 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 2,348 LSU | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 2,275 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 2,237 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,700 LSU | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 2,453 LSU | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 2,441 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,424 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,402 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,378 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,350 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,121 LSU | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 2,063 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,918 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1,872 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,826 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,782 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,741 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,703 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,497 LSU | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 1,684 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 1,626 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,610 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,726 LSU | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 1,654 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1,664 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,682 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,666 LSU | -0.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,666 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,666 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,900 LSU | 3,578 LSU | 4,320 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,553 LSU | 2,975 LSU | 4,309 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,157 LSU | 2,480 LSU | 4,014 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,494 LSU | 2,237 LSU | 2,776 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,325 LSU | 1,918 LSU | 2,700 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,707 LSU | 1,497 LSU | 1,872 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,667 LSU | 1,654 LSU | 1,682 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Eswatini?
- Sheep — stocks in Eswatini was 1,666 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4,320 LSU in 1963.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,497 LSU in 2015.
- How does Eswatini rank for sheep — stocks?
- Eswatini ranks 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.