Sheep — Stocks in Northern America
Northern America: Sheep — Stocks was 896,520 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 896,520 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Northern America peaked at 5.02 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 896,520 LSU, in 2023.
That places Northern America 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Northern America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.02 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4.75 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 4.47 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 4.16 million LSU | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 3.85 million LSU | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 3.78 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 3.66 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 3.40 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 3.26 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.14 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 3.04 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.90 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.73 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 2.53 million LSU | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 2.25 million LSU | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 2.07 million LSU | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 1.97 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.92 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.92 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.98 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.02 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.04 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.91 million LSU | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.82 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.60 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.63 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.72 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.71 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.77 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.72 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.44 million LSU | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million LSU | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million LSU | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 988,590 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 971,295 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 953,985 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 938,730 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 937,935 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 915,855 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 915,645 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 916,515 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 912,585 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 914,160 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 908,685 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 901,620 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 902,055 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 898,080 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 896,520 LSU | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 million LSU | 3.26 million LSU | 5.02 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.45 million LSU | 1.92 million LSU | 3.14 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 million LSU | 1.60 million LSU | 2.04 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million LSU | 1.19 million LSU | 1.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million LSU | 988,590 LSU | 1.19 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 928,539 LSU | 908,685 LSU | 971,295 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 899,569 LSU | 896,520 LSU | 902,055 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 24 Uzbekistan 2.05 million LSU compare
- 25 Russian Federation 1.91 million LSU compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 1.89 million LSU compare
- 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 Niger 1.41 million LSU compare
- 30 Caribbean 208,407 LSU compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Northern America?
- Sheep — stocks in Northern America was 896,520 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 896,520 LSU in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for sheep — stocks?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.