Sheep — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sheep — Stocks was 28.41 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 28.41 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 28.41 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.12 million LSU, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.01 million LSU | 8.12 million LSU | 9.84 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.11 million LSU | 9.11 million LSU | 10.82 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.24 million LSU | 10.75 million LSU | 11.87 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.01 million LSU | 11.72 million LSU | 15.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.18 million LSU | 15.21 million LSU | 19.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.85 million LSU | 19.89 million LSU | 26.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.48 million LSU | 26.91 million LSU | 28.41 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 4 USSR 13.29 million LSU compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million LSU compare
- 6 India 7.74 million LSU compare
- 7 Australia 7.21 million LSU compare
- 8 Sudan (former) 5.26 million LSU compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.20 million LSU compare
- 10 Nigeria 5.14 million LSU compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.07 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sheep — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 28.41 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.41 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sheep — stocks?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.