Sheep — Stocks in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sheep — Stocks was 3.23 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3.23 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Pakistan peaked at 3.23 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million LSU, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 13th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 1.12 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.17 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 1.23 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.28 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.29 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.29 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.30 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.31 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.32 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.37 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.48 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 1.61 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 1.75 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 1.89 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 2.05 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 2.23 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 2.42 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 2.14 million LSU | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 2.21 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.28 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.35 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.43 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.33 million LSU | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 2.39 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.45 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.51 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.57 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.63 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 2.70 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.77 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.84 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.91 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.35 million LSU | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 2.37 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.38 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.39 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.41 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.42 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.44 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.46 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.47 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.49 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.65 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.71 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.74 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.78 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.81 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.84 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.88 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.91 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.94 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.98 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.01 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.05 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.12 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.16 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.20 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million LSU | +1.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 3.23 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 16.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 3.23 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 15.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.74 million LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 2.42 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 million LSU | 2.14 million LSU | 2.51 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 million LSU | 2.35 million LSU | 2.91 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 million LSU | 2.41 million LSU | 2.74 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 million LSU | 2.78 million LSU | 3.09 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 million LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 3.23 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 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
- 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 Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Pakistan?
- Sheep — stocks in Pakistan was 3.23 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for sheep — stocks?
- Pakistan ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.