Sheep — Stocks in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep — Stocks was 395 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Mauritius stood at 395 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Mauritius peaked at 1,350 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 154.8 LSU, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 169th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1,200 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 1,300 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 1,250 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 1,200 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 500 LSU | -58.3% |
| 1967 | 500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 420 LSU | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 700 LSU | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 850 LSU | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 960 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 950 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 940 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 930 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 920 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 910 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 900 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,200 LSU | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 900 LSU | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 800 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 750 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 700 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 650 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 700 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 800 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 1,120 LSU | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 1,220 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 1,220 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,220 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,250 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,020 LSU | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 1,300 LSU | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 1,350 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 980 LSU | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 1,150 LSU | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,100 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 940.9 LSU | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 646.9 LSU | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 341.2 LSU | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 160 LSU | -53.1% |
| 2008 | 154.8 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 202.3 LSU | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 202.2 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 193.1 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 221.1 LSU | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 251 LSU | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 272.2 LSU | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 275.2 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 284.5 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 293.4 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 380.6 LSU | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 462.2 LSU | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 462.6 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 503.4 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 436.7 LSU | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 395 LSU | -9.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 395 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 395 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +66.7% | 420 LSU | 700 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 916.67 LSU | 500 LSU | 1,300 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 848 LSU | 420 LSU | 960 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 780 LSU | 650 LSU | 1,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,120 LSU | 700 LSU | 1,350 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 682.61 LSU | 154.8 LSU | 1,150 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 283.55 LSU | 193.1 LSU | 462.2 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.43 LSU | 395 LSU | 503.4 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 166 Suriname 628 LSU compare
- 167 El Salvador 554.5 LSU compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 447 LSU compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 341 LSU compare
- 171 Costa Rica 288.5 LSU compare
- 172 Guadeloupe 225 LSU compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Mauritius?
- Sheep — stocks in Mauritius was 395 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,350 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 154.8 LSU in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep — stocks?
- Mauritius ranks 169th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.