Sheep — Stocks in South America
South America: Sheep — Stocks was 6.37 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in South America is 6.37 million LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in South America peaked at 11.99 million LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 6.30 million LSU, in 2018.
South America ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in South America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.78 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11.63 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 11.53 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 11.60 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 11.90 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 11.99 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 11.96 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 11.80 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 11.91 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 11.48 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 11.07 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 10.53 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 10.57 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 9.99 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 10.09 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 10.15 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 10.17 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 9.90 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 9.98 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 10.25 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 10.46 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 10.22 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 9.96 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 9.66 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 9.95 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 10.14 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 10.32 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 10.43 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 10.45 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.20 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 10.15 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 9.87 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.79 million LSU | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 8.53 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 8.31 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.82 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 7.53 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 7.41 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.40 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.22 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.13 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.74 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.87 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7.04 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.22 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.30 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.31 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.24 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.07 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.03 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.98 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.75 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.78 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.48 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.40 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.36 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.32 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.30 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.50 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.53 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.36 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.38 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.37 million LSU | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.79 million LSU | 11.53 million LSU | 11.99 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.39 million LSU | 9.90 million LSU | 11.48 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.18 million LSU | 9.66 million LSU | 10.46 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.60 million LSU | 7.40 million LSU | 10.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.11 million LSU | 6.74 million LSU | 7.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 million LSU | 6.30 million LSU | 7.03 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.41 million LSU | 6.36 million LSU | 6.53 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 Algeria 3.18 million LSU compare
- 14 Melanesia 4,888 LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 2,030 LSU compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.18 million LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.94 million LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 44.4 LSU compare
- 17 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
- 18 Mali 2.33 million LSU compare
- 19 Kenya 2.32 million LSU compare
- 20 Ethiopia PDR 2.32 million LSU compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in South America?
- Sheep — stocks in South America was 6.37 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 million LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.30 million LSU in 2018.
- How does South America rank for sheep — stocks?
- South America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.