Sheep — Stocks in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep — Stocks was 1.14 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Mauritania is 1.14 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Mauritania peaked at 1.14 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 350,000 LSU, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 360,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 360,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 370,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 370,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 380,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 400,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 420,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 420,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 400,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 450,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 420,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 400,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 400,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 350,000 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 381,000 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 420,000 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 450,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 470,000 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 490,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 519,720 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 540,000 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 524,710 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 400,000 LSU | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 380,000 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 390,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 410,000 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 420,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 450,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 480,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 510,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 530,000 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 510,000 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 528,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 528,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 528,800 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 619,920 LSU | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 630,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 683,500 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 768,888 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 803,488 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 839,645 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 877,429 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 880,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 885,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 885,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 885,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 885,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 789,257 LSU | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 828,720 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 870,156 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 913,663 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 969,346 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 915,000 LSU | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million LSU | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million LSU | +2.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.14 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 5.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.14 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 7.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 386,667 LSU | 360,000 LSU | 420,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 423,100 LSU | 350,000 LSU | 490,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 451,443 LSU | 380,000 LSU | 540,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 583,711 LSU | 510,000 LSU | 768,888 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 855,854 LSU | 789,257 LSU | 885,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million LSU | 870,156 LSU | 1.11 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 1.14 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % 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 Mauritania?
- Sheep — stocks in Mauritania was 1.14 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,000 LSU in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — stocks?
- Mauritania ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.