Sheep — Stocks in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sheep — Stocks was 693.3 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 693.3 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Nicaragua peaked at 693.3 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 112 LSU, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 164th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 112 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 114 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 116 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 118 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 120 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 122 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 125 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 130 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 140 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 145 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 150 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 155 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 160 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 165 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 200 LSU | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 240 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 260 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 280 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 280 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 275 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 270 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 280 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 300 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 310 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 320 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 330 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 340 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 350 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 360 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 370 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 380 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 410 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 440 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 440 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 450 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 450 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 450 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 510 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 510 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 510 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 540 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 510 LSU | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 550 LSU | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 590 LSU | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 590 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 580 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 630 LSU | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 630 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 630 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 630 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 635 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 635 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 630 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 635 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 649.5 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 660 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 664.1 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 661.4 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 667.3 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 680.9 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 683.5 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 688.4 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 693.3 LSU | +0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 693.3 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 693.3 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.89 LSU | 112 LSU | 140 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 203.5 LSU | 145 LSU | 280 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 313.5 LSU | 270 LSU | 360 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 441 LSU | 370 LSU | 510 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 576 LSU | 510 LSU | 630 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 646.73 LSU | 630 LSU | 667.3 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 686.52 LSU | 680.9 LSU | 693.3 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 161 Dominica 842.6 LSU compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 797.3 LSU compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 752.3 LSU compare
- 165 Bahamas 660.3 LSU compare
- 166 Suriname 628 LSU compare
- 167 El Salvador 554.5 LSU compare
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % 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 -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Nicaragua?
- Sheep — stocks in Nicaragua was 693.3 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 693.3 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 112 LSU in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sheep — stocks?
- Nicaragua ranks 164th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.