Sheep — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sheep — Stocks was 2.44 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in New Zealand is 2.44 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 7.03 million LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million LSU, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.45 million LSU | 4.85 million LSU | 6.05 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.89 million LSU | 5.53 million LSU | 6.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.74 million LSU | 6.06 million LSU | 7.03 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 million LSU | 4.44 million LSU | 5.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 million LSU | 3.24 million LSU | 4.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 million LSU | 2.68 million LSU | 3.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million LSU | 2.44 million LSU | 2.60 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 341,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 15,836 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 21,938 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 175,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 276,479 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 279,819 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 303,161 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in New Zealand?
- Sheep — stocks in New Zealand was 2.44 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 million LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million LSU in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for sheep — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.