Sheep — Stocks in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sheep — Stocks was 2.54 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Southern Africa is 2.54 million LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 4.56 million LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million LSU, in 2020.
Southern Africa ranks 26th of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.35 million LSU | 4.19 million LSU | 4.56 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.73 million LSU | 3.60 million LSU | 4.00 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.58 million LSU | 3.39 million LSU | 3.85 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.40 million LSU | 3.24 million LSU | 3.77 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.00 million LSU | 2.87 million LSU | 3.25 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 million LSU | 2.55 million LSU | 2.88 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million LSU | 2.38 million LSU | 2.63 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 23 Brazil 2.18 million LSU compare
- 24 Morocco 2.07 million LSU compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 2.05 million LSU compare
- 26 Russian Federation 1.91 million LSU compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 1.89 million LSU compare
- 28 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 million LSU compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 1.70 million LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 114,334 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Southern Africa?
- Sheep — stocks in Southern Africa was 2.54 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 million LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million LSU in 2020.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sheep — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.