Sheep — Stocks in Senegal
Senegal: Sheep — Stocks was 819,630 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Senegal is 819,630 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Senegal peaked at 819,630 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 110,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Senegal 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Senegal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 114,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 118,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 122,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 126,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 129,900 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 135,213 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 134,673 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 140,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 150,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 170,000 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 180,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 179,800 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 160,800 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 168,870 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 174,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 177,300 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 187,400 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 188,100 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 194,700 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 206,900 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 224,400 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 200,000 LSU | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 200,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 265,400 LSU | +32.7% |
| 1986 | 315,900 LSU | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 332,600 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 312,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 324,400 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 334,700 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 334,200 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 349,800 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 365,700 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 382,100 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 389,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 404,500 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 419,800 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 434,500 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 449,700 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 454,200 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 467,800 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 454,038 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 461,351 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 473,921 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 486,319 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 499,641 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 510,853 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 525,122 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 538,293 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 557,134 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 551,560 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 588,707 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 608,134 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 538,131 LSU | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 601,743 LSU | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 646,210 LSU | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 691,100 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 713,236 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 727,510 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 769,997 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 772,565 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 797,287 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 819,630 LSU | +2.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 819,630 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 4.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 819,630 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 5.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +32.7% | 200,000 LSU | 265,400 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,532 LSU | 110,000 LSU | 140,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 173,627 LSU | 150,000 LSU | 188,100 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 257,630 LSU | 194,700 LSU | 332,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,400 LSU | 334,200 LSU | 449,700 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 487,154 LSU | 454,038 LSU | 538,293 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 622,346 LSU | 538,131 LSU | 727,510 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 789,870 LSU | 769,997 LSU | 819,630 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 Senegal?
- Sheep — stocks in Senegal was 819,630 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 819,630 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for sheep — stocks?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.