Sheep — Stocks in Polynesia
Polynesia: Sheep — Stocks was 44.4 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Polynesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Polynesia is 44.4 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Polynesia peaked at 485.8 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 29.7 LSU, in 1986.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 485.8 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 430 LSU | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 410 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 375 LSU | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 350 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 350 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 330 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 330 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 320 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 310 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 300 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 290 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 280 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 270 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 260 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 250 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 240 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 230 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 220 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 210 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 200 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 160 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 122 LSU | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 89 LSU | -27.0% |
| 1985 | 56 LSU | -37.1% |
| 1986 | 29.7 LSU | -47.0% |
| 1987 | 29.7 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 30 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 32 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 35 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 38 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 40 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 42 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 42 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 42 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.5 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 44.3 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.4 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 44.4 LSU | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -47.0% | 56 LSU | 29.7 LSU |
| 1985 | -37.1% | 89 LSU | 56 LSU |
| 1984 | -27.0% | 122 LSU | 89 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 375.64 LSU | 320 LSU | 485.8 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 265 LSU | 220 LSU | 310 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.64 LSU | 29.7 LSU | 210 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7 LSU | 30 LSU | 44 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 44 LSU | 44 LSU | 44 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 44 LSU | 44 LSU | 44 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4 LSU | 44.3 LSU | 44.5 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 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
- 17 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
- 18 Mali 2.33 million LSU compare
- 19 Kenya 2.32 million LSU compare
More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 14.8 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 794.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 89.76 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 117.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 972.05 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Polynesia?
- Sheep — stocks in Polynesia was 44.4 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 485.8 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7 LSU in 1986.
- How does Polynesia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Polynesia ranks 16th out of 16 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Polynesia 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.