Sheep — Stocks in Niger
Niger: Sheep — Stocks was 1.41 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Niger stood at 1.41 million LSU.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Niger peaked at 1.46 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 195,500 LSU, in 1961.
Niger ranks 30th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Niger, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 195,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 230,000 LSU | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 250,000 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 280,000 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 310,000 LSU | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 350,000 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 380,000 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 420,000 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 450,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 487,397 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 502,362 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 517,605 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 508,721 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 399,709 LSU | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 405,160 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 442,587 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 480,835 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 499,049 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 520,905 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 541,486 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 580,645 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 603,776 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 628,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 420,355 LSU | -33.1% |
| 1985 | 378,338 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 478,128 LSU | +26.4% |
| 1987 | 494,862 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 512,183 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 530,109 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 548,663 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 567,866 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 587,741 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 608,312 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 629,603 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 651,694 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 674,447 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 698,052 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 722,484 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 747,771 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 773,943 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 801,031 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 829,067 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 858,084 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 888,118 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 919,202 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 951,374 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 984,672 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 968,006 LSU | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million LSU | -3.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.41 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.41 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 9.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -33.1% | 628,000 LSU | 420,355 LSU |
| 1986 | +26.4% | 378,338 LSU | 478,128 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 318,389 LSU | 195,500 LSU | 450,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 476,433 LSU | 399,709 LSU | 520,905 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 516,788 LSU | 378,338 LSU | 628,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 643,663 LSU | 548,663 LSU | 747,771 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 907,943 LSU | 773,943 LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million LSU | 968,006 LSU | 1.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million LSU | 1.37 million LSU | 1.46 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 27 Kazakhstan 1.70 million LSU compare
- 28 Indonesia 1.55 million LSU compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 253,149 LSU compare
- 29 South Sudan 1.45 million LSU compare
- 30 Caribbean 208,407 LSU compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 1,946 LSU compare
- 31 Turkmenistan 1.41 million LSU compare
- 32 Spain 1.36 million LSU compare
- 33 Argentina 1.26 million LSU compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 Niger?
- Sheep — stocks in Niger was 1.41 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for sheep — stocks?
- Niger ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.