Sheep — Stocks in Somalia

Somalia: Sheep — Stocks was 1.03 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.03 million LSU
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
41st
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.47 million LSU
in 2005
All-time low
620,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Somalia, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — stocks in Somalia stood at 1.03 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Somalia peaked at 1.47 million LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 620,000 LSU, in 1961.

That places Somalia 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 741,111 LSU 620,000 LSU 870,000 LSU 9
1970s 946,380 LSU 870,000 LSU 1.07 million LSU 10
1980s 1.21 million LSU 1.03 million LSU 1.44 million LSU 10
1990s 1.26 million LSU 1.00 million LSU 1.35 million LSU 10
2000s 1.34 million LSU 1.18 million LSU 1.47 million LSU 10
2010s 1.18 million LSU 1.09 million LSU 1.23 million LSU 10
2020s 1.07 million LSU 1.03 million LSU 1.11 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 38 Mauritania 1.14 million LSU compare
  2. 39 Peru 1.13 million LSU compare
  3. 40 Yemen 1.03 million LSU compare
  4. 42 Romania 1.03 million LSU compare
  5. 43 United Republic of Tanzania 937,341 LSU compare
  6. 44 Mexico 883,673 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Somalia?
Sheep — stocks in Somalia was 1.03 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 million LSU in 2005.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 620,000 LSU in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for sheep — stocks?
Somalia ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.