Sheep — Stocks in Oceania
Oceania: Sheep — Stocks was 9.65 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 9.65 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Oceania peaked at 24.04 million LSU in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.96 million LSU, in 2020.
Oceania ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Oceania, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.11 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 20.67 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 20.88 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 21.63 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 22.44 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 21.49 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 22.43 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 22.74 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 23.45 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 24.04 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 23.67 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 22.38 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 19.67 million LSU | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 20.11 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 20.70 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 20.51 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 19.45 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 19.36 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 19.78 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 20.48 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 20.43 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 20.83 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 20.35 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 20.90 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 21.76 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 21.43 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 21.34 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 21.70 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 22.22 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 22.82 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 21.84 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 20.08 million LSU | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 18.84 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 18.20 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 16.97 million LSU | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 16.85 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.63 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 16.19 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 16.12 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 16.08 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.09 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 14.58 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.88 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 14.06 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.10 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.11 million LSU | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.42 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 11.10 million LSU | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 10.51 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.07 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.43 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 10.60 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.64 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.24 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.01 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.52 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 9.97 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 9.74 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.26 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 8.96 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.38 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 9.54 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.65 million LSU | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.76 million LSU | 20.11 million LSU | 23.45 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.97 million LSU | 19.36 million LSU | 24.04 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.14 million LSU | 20.35 million LSU | 22.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.45 million LSU | 16.12 million LSU | 22.82 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.49 million LSU | 10.51 million LSU | 16.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.05 million LSU | 9.26 million LSU | 10.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 million LSU | 8.96 million LSU | 9.65 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 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
- 17 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Oceania?
- Sheep — stocks in Oceania was 9.65 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.04 million LSU in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.96 million LSU in 2020.
- How does Oceania rank for sheep — stocks?
- Oceania ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.