Sheep — Stocks in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Sheep — Stocks was 10.82 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Northern Africa is 10.82 million LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Northern Africa peaked at 11.48 million LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.93 million LSU, in 1963.
Northern Africa ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.38 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.03 million LSU | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 2.93 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 3.18 million LSU | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 3.53 million LSU | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 3.73 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 3.99 million LSU | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 4.19 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 4.42 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 4.51 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 4.76 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 4.68 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.80 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.98 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 5.10 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.04 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 5.25 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 5.27 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 5.42 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.96 million LSU | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 5.86 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 5.61 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 6.00 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 6.12 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.32 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 6.32 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.51 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 6.24 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 6.53 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 6.64 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.89 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 7.32 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 7.75 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 8.44 million LSU | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 8.34 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.59 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.83 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 9.20 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 9.55 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 9.65 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.75 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.80 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.90 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.14 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 10.35 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 10.64 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.76 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.74 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.96 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.27 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.48 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.31 million LSU | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 10.47 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.63 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.59 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.77 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.79 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.81 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.80 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.97 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.99 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.84 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 10.82 million LSU | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.60 million LSU | 2.93 million LSU | 4.42 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.98 million LSU | 4.51 million LSU | 5.42 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.14 million LSU | 5.61 million LSU | 6.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.15 million LSU | 6.64 million LSU | 9.55 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.27 million LSU | 9.65 million LSU | 10.96 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.79 million LSU | 10.31 million LSU | 11.48 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 million LSU | 10.82 million LSU | 10.99 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 10 Chad 4.87 million LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 91,896 LSU compare
- 11 Sudan 4.00 million LSU compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62,011 LSU compare
- 12 Ethiopia 3.99 million LSU compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 41,690 LSU compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16,668 LSU compare
- 13 Pakistan 3.23 million LSU compare
- 14 Algeria 3.18 million LSU compare
- 14 Melanesia 4,888 LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 2,030 LSU compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.18 million LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.94 million LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 44.4 LSU compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Northern Africa?
- Sheep — stocks in Northern Africa was 10.82 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 million LSU in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million LSU in 1963.
- How does Northern Africa rank for sheep — stocks?
- Northern Africa ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.