Sheep — Stocks in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep — Stocks was 22,894 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Gabon stood at 22,894 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Gabon peaked at 22,894 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,000 LSU, in 1969.
Gabon ranks 122nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Gabon, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,300 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4,300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,600 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 4,700 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 4,800 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 5,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 5,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,300 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 4,300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,500 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 4,700 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 8,200 LSU | +74.5% |
| 1977 | 8,856 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 9,565 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 10,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 10,500 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 11,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 11,500 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 12,220 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 12,980 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 13,750 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 14,575 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 14,939 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 15,313 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 15,696 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 16,082 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 16,413 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 16,803 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 17,139 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 17,500 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 17,900 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 18,300 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18,700 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 19,100 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 19,500 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 19,800 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 19,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19,500 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19,600 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19,700 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19,800 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 21,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 21,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 21,775 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 22,105 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 21,763 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 21,560 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21,394 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 22,344 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 22,526 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 22,710 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 22,894 LSU | +0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 22,894 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 22,894 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +74.5% | 4,700 LSU | 8,200 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,633 LSU | 4,000 LSU | 5,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,242 LSU | 4,000 LSU | 10,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,247 LSU | 10,500 LSU | 15,696 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,744 LSU | 16,082 LSU | 19,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,590 LSU | 19,500 LSU | 19,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,060 LSU | 19,700 LSU | 22,105 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,618 LSU | 22,344 LSU | 22,894 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Gabon?
- Sheep — stocks in Gabon was 22,894 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 22,894 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 LSU in 1969.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep — stocks?
- Gabon ranks 122nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.