Sheep — Stocks in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Sheep — Stocks was 17.84 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Southern Asia stood at 17.84 million LSU.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Southern Asia peaked at 18.14 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.64 million LSU, in 1972.
That places Southern Asia 8th out of 31 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.15 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 10.14 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 10.14 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 10.34 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 10.48 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 10.56 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 10.68 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 10.80 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 10.66 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 10.59 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 10.50 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 9.64 million LSU | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 10.05 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 10.50 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 10.83 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 11.27 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 11.55 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 12.13 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 12.32 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12.10 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 12.33 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 12.65 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 12.61 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 12.62 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 12.71 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 12.44 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 12.42 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.77 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 13.37 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 13.50 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 13.68 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 14.23 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 14.44 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.70 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.93 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 14.71 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 15.05 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 15.35 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 15.63 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 15.44 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 15.42 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.83 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 15.01 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.40 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 15.75 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 16.03 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.23 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.17 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.05 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.02 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.94 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.74 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.02 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.77 million LSU | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 16.22 million LSU | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 16.26 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.09 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.18 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.38 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.00 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 17.88 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 18.14 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 17.84 million LSU | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.44 million LSU | 10.14 million LSU | 10.80 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.94 million LSU | 9.64 million LSU | 12.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.60 million LSU | 12.10 million LSU | 13.37 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.62 million LSU | 13.50 million LSU | 15.63 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.63 million LSU | 14.83 million LSU | 16.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.96 million LSU | 14.77 million LSU | 16.38 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.71 million LSU | 17.00 million LSU | 18.14 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 5 Türkiye 4.21 million LSU compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million LSU compare
- 6 India 7.74 million LSU compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 million LSU compare
- 7 Australia 7.21 million LSU compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 937,341 LSU compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 747,613 LSU compare
- 8 Sudan (former) 5.26 million LSU compare
- 9 Nigeria 5.14 million LSU compare
- 10 Chad 4.87 million LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 91,896 LSU compare
- 11 Sudan 4.00 million LSU compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62,011 LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Southern Asia?
- Sheep — stocks in Southern Asia was 17.84 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.14 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.64 million LSU in 1972.
- How does Southern Asia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.