Sheep — Stocks in Mali
Mali: Sheep — Stocks was 2.33 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Mali stood at 2.33 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Mali peaked at 2.33 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 390,000 LSU, in 1973.
Mali ranks 18th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Mali, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 398,600 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 420,000 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 460,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 490,000 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 500,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 520,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 545,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 575,000 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 575,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 560,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 480,000 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 390,000 LSU | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 430,000 LSU | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 500,000 LSU | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 530,000 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 563,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 610,000 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 614,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 625,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 635,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 640,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 564,400 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 520,000 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 500,000 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 534,000 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 532,900 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 552,700 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 577,100 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 608,600 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 446,820 LSU | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 455,289 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 465,169 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 476,586 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 543,100 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 570,700 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 599,250 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 629,240 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 660,702 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 680,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 615,739 LSU | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 728,424 LSU | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 764,845 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 803,087 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 843,242 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 840,800 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 929,674 LSU | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 976,158 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million LSU | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million LSU | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.74 million LSU | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.22 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.33 million LSU | +5.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 2.33 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 6.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 2.33 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 15.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -26.6% | 608,600 LSU | 446,820 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 478,733 LSU | 398,600 LSU | 575,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 525,200 LSU | 390,000 LSU | 614,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 568,110 LSU | 500,000 LSU | 640,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 545,546 LSU | 446,820 LSU | 660,702 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 820,694 LSU | 615,739 LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million LSU | 1.13 million LSU | 1.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million LSU | 2.01 million LSU | 2.33 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 15 Timor-Leste 2,030 LSU compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.18 million LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.94 million LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 44.4 LSU compare
- 17 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
- 19 Kenya 2.32 million LSU compare
- 20 Ethiopia PDR 2.32 million LSU compare
- 21 Brazil 2.18 million LSU compare
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Mali?
- Sheep — stocks in Mali was 2.33 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,000 LSU in 1973.
- How does Mali rank for sheep — stocks?
- Mali ranks 18th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.