Sheep — Stocks in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sheep — Stocks was 43,421 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Lebanon is 43,421 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Lebanon peaked at 45,584 LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,000 LSU, in 1977.
Lebanon ranks 105th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 20,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22,209 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 21,954 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 21,317 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 19,785 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 19,954 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 21,290 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 24,360 LSU | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 24,168 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 23,876 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 22,646 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 24,200 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 20,000 LSU | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 15,000 LSU | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 10,000 LSU | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 17,000 LSU | +70.0% |
| 1979 | 16,500 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 14,507 LSU | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 14,500 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 14,450 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 14,000 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 16,000 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 18,500 LSU | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 20,000 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 20,760 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 20,376 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 20,961 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 21,500 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 23,754 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 24,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 24,100 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 24,298 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 25,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 31,254 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 32,205 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 35,000 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 37,805 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 35,400 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 32,858 LSU | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 29,783 LSU | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 30,251 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 30,536 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33,730 LSU | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 37,040 LSU | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 32,440 LSU | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 33,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 37,210 LSU | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 26,534 LSU | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 45,000 LSU | +69.6% |
| 2012 | 45,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43,130 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 42,898 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 43,302 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44,091 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 45,584 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 43,172 LSU | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 43,129 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 43,962 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 43,421 LSU | -1.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 43,421 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 22% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 43,421 LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 21% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +70.0% | 10,000 LSU | 17,000 LSU |
| 2011 | +69.6% | 26,534 LSU | 45,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,279 LSU | 16,000 LSU | 22,209 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,775 LSU | 10,000 LSU | 24,360 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,405 LSU | 14,000 LSU | 20,961 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,892 LSU | 21,500 LSU | 37,805 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,225 LSU | 29,783 LSU | 37,210 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,554 LSU | 26,534 LSU | 45,584 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,421 LSU | 43,129 LSU | 43,962 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 102 Guinea-Bissau 48,390 LSU compare
- 103 Djibouti 47,026 LSU compare
- 104 Central African Republic 44,183 LSU compare
- 106 Austria 39,187 LSU compare
- 107 Malawi 36,631 LSU compare
- 108 Switzerland 36,238 LSU compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Lebanon?
- Sheep — stocks in Lebanon was 43,421 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 45,584 LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 LSU in 1977.
- How does Lebanon rank for sheep — stocks?
- Lebanon ranks 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.