Sheep — Stocks in Namibia
Namibia: Sheep — Stocks was 226,478 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Namibia is 226,478 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Namibia peaked at 450,000 LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 130,736 LSU, in 2020.
That places Namibia 63rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Namibia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 295,407 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 321,381 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 355,300 LSU | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 360,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 365,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 369,700 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 360,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 362,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 364,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 366,000 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 368,000 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 370,000 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 372,000 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 375,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 450,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 345,000 LSU | -23.3% |
| 1977 | 442,547 LSU | +28.3% |
| 1978 | 438,258 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 432,554 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 447,403 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 345,207 LSU | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 279,135 LSU | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 233,197 LSU | -16.5% |
| 1984 | 260,602 LSU | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 257,977 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 274,134 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 281,122 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 304,631 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 324,201 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 332,832 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 329,545 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 286,340 LSU | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 265,182 LSU | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 261,952 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 240,970 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 219,844 LSU | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 242,933 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 208,643 LSU | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 217,437 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 244,615 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 223,358 LSU | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 276,425 LSU | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 295,545 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 261,936 LSU | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 266,380 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 266,025 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 265,266 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 270,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 270,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 280,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 285,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 267,791 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 218,876 LSU | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 204,416 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 197,339 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 174,664 LSU | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 191,702 LSU | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 174,880 LSU | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 165,823 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 130,736 LSU | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 156,061 LSU | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 220,451 LSU | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 226,478 LSU | +2.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 226,478 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 226,478 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 350,310 LSU | 295,407 LSU | 369,700 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 395,936 LSU | 345,000 LSU | 450,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 300,761 LSU | 233,197 LSU | 447,403 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,568 LSU | 208,643 LSU | 332,832 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,955 LSU | 223,358 LSU | 295,545 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 216,049 LSU | 165,823 LSU | 285,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,432 LSU | 130,736 LSU | 226,478 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Namibia?
- Sheep — stocks in Namibia was 226,478 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 450,000 LSU in 1975.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,736 LSU in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Namibia ranks 63rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.