Sheep — Stocks in Somalia
Somalia: Sheep — Stocks was 1.03 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Somalia, 1961–2023
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 39th out of 180 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Somalia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 620,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 650,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 680,000 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 710,000 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 730,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 770,000 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 800,000 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 840,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 870,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 920,000 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 900,000 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 930,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 930,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 870,000 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 943,800 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 890,000 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 980,000 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 1.07 million LSU | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 1.03 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.03 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.06 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.12 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.23 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.32 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 1.43 million LSU | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 1.44 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.30 million LSU | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million LSU | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million LSU | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million LSU | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million LSU | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.35 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.35 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.38 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.44 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.45 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.47 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million LSU | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million LSU | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million LSU | -2.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.03 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.03 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 7.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 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 39th out of 180 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
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.