Sheep — Stocks in Suriname
Suriname: Sheep — Stocks was 628 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Suriname stood at 628 LSU.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Suriname peaked at 962 LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 194.9 LSU, in 1979.
That places Suriname 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Suriname, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 438.5 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 541.4 LSU | +23.5% |
| 1963 | 553.7 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 500.6 LSU | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 412.9 LSU | -17.5% |
| 1966 | 428 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 435.3 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 420 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 300 LSU | -28.6% |
| 1970 | 270 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 320 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 290 LSU | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 360 LSU | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 450 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 440 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 450 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 360 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 223.4 LSU | -37.9% |
| 1979 | 194.9 LSU | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 291.8 LSU | +49.7% |
| 1981 | 406.6 LSU | +39.3% |
| 1982 | 324 LSU | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 268.5 LSU | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 351.2 LSU | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 318.7 LSU | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 438.8 LSU | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 558 LSU | +27.2% |
| 1988 | 775 LSU | +38.9% |
| 1989 | 838 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 962 LSU | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 866 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 790 LSU | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 801 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 769 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 787.5 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 865 LSU | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 740.5 LSU | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 738.5 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 781.3 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 736 LSU | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 754.2 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 743.7 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 673 LSU | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 690.7 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 624 LSU | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 688.3 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 668 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 687.5 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 715 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 690 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 681.6 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 611 LSU | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 597.7 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 577.3 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 647.3 LSU | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 631.1 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 582.3 LSU | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 598.3 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 582.4 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 592.3 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 626.8 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 664.9 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 628 LSU | -5.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 628 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 628 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447.82 LSU | 300 LSU | 553.7 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 335.83 LSU | 194.9 LSU | 450 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 457.06 LSU | 268.5 LSU | 838 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 810.08 LSU | 738.5 LSU | 962 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 698.04 LSU | 624 LSU | 754.2 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 619.9 LSU | 577.3 LSU | 690 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 628 LSU | 592.3 LSU | 664.9 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 163 Papua New Guinea 752.3 LSU compare
- 164 Nicaragua 693.3 LSU compare
- 165 Bahamas 660.3 LSU compare
- 167 El Salvador 554.5 LSU compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 447 LSU compare
- 169 Mauritius 395 LSU compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Suriname?
- Sheep — stocks in Suriname was 628 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 962 LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 194.9 LSU in 1979.
- How does Suriname rank for sheep — stocks?
- Suriname ranks 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.