Sheep — Stocks in Tunisia
Tunisia: Sheep — Stocks was 623,639 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 623,639 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Tunisia peaked at 761,835 LSU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 425,100 LSU, in 1979.
Tunisia ranks 50th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 511,600 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 480,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 510,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 560,000 LSU | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 560,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 605,000 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 520,000 LSU | -14.0% |
| 1968 | 452,000 LSU | -13.1% |
| 1969 | 511,500 LSU | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 475,000 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 524,500 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 571,000 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 596,800 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 624,200 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 652,300 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 597,800 LSU | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 606,100 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 513,980 LSU | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 425,100 LSU | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 496,700 LSU | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 473,400 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 510,480 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 519,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 556,100 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 584,600 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 540,900 LSU | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 570,700 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 558,070 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 554,750 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 596,630 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 629,000 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 640,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 710,983 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 613,710 LSU | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 622,150 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 681,800 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 629,299 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 654,400 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 657,620 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 692,625 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 686,057 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 683,300 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 661,320 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 694,866 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 721,339 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 748,379 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 761,835 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 730,094 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 736,162 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 723,407 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 699,863 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 680,242 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 685,552 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 680,570 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 648,560 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 640,610 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 640,610 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 647,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 649,032 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 635,420 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 621,637 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 613,858 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 623,639 LSU | +1.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 623,639 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 623,639 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 523,344 LSU | 452,000 LSU | 605,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 558,678 LSU | 425,100 LSU | 652,300 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 536,470 LSU | 473,400 LSU | 584,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 643,559 LSU | 596,630 LSU | 710,983 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 711,598 LSU | 661,320 LSU | 761,835 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 669,545 LSU | 640,610 LSU | 723,407 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 623,638 LSU | 613,858 LSU | 635,420 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Tunisia?
- Sheep — stocks in Tunisia was 623,639 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 761,835 LSU in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,100 LSU in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Tunisia ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.