Sheep — Stocks in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sheep — Stocks was 1,655 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Puerto Rico stood at 1,655 LSU.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,660 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 380 LSU, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 148th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 380 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 385 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 390 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 395 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 400 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 405 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 410 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 430 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 450 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 470 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 500 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 520 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 540 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 550 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 550 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 560 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 560 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 560 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 560 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 570 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 590 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 590 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 610 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 600 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 620 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 650 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 680 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 700 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 720 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 720 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,200 LSU | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 1,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,250 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1,350 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1,500 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 1,550 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,600 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1,636 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,600 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 570.1 LSU | -64.4% |
| 2004 | 536.9 LSU | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 612.2 LSU | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 770.9 LSU | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 818.3 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 887.5 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 946.2 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1,007 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1,068 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,118 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,143 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,161 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,177 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,194 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,211 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,254 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,312 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,417 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1,505 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,660 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 1,655 LSU | -0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1,655 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1,655 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -64.4% | 1,600 LSU | 570.1 LSU |
| 1991 | +66.7% | 720 LSU | 1,200 LSU |
| 2006 | +25.9% | 612.2 LSU | 770.9 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 405 LSU | 380 LSU | 450 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 537 LSU | 470 LSU | 560 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 633 LSU | 570 LSU | 720 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,361 LSU | 720 LSU | 1,636 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 994.21 LSU | 536.9 LSU | 1,600 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,164 LSU | 1,007 LSU | 1,312 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,559 LSU | 1,417 LSU | 1,660 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Puerto Rico?
- Sheep — stocks in Puerto Rico was 1,655 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,660 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 LSU in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep — stocks?
- Puerto Rico ranks 148th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.