Sheep — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Stocks was 100,527 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Sierra Leone stood at 100,527 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 100,527 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,128 LSU, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 15,100 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 15,200 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 15,400 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 15,700 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 16,100 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 16,600 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 17,200 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 17,800 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 18,500 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 19,100 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 19,800 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 20,500 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 21,200 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 22,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 22,800 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 23,600 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 24,400 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 25,500 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 26,700 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 28,200 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 30,000 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 32,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 30,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 30,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 28,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 28,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26,400 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 26,740 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 27,091 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 27,443 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 28,820 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 30,190 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 31,500 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 30,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 25,000 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 20,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 20,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13,128 LSU | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 15,754 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 18,904 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 22,685 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 27,222 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 32,667 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 39,200 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 47,040 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 62,000 LSU | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 68,200 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 75,020 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 82,522 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 85,110 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 86,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 86,906 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 87,000 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92,761 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 90,314 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 92,437 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 95,037 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 98,117 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 100,527 LSU | +2.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 100,527 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 100,527 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -34.4% | 20,000 LSU | 13,128 LSU |
| 2009 | +31.8% | 47,040 LSU | 62,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,011 LSU | 15,000 LSU | 17,800 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,740 LSU | 18,500 LSU | 25,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,604 LSU | 26,400 LSU | 32,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,004 LSU | 20,000 LSU | 31,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,860 LSU | 13,128 LSU | 62,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,133 LSU | 68,200 LSU | 92,761 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,530 LSU | 92,437 LSU | 100,527 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — stocks in Sierra Leone was 100,527 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100,527 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,128 LSU in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.