Sheep — Stocks in United States of America
United States of America: Sheep — Stocks was 769,500 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in United States of America is 769,500 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in United States of America peaked at 4.91 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 769,500 LSU, in 2023.
United States of America ranks 28th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in United States of America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.91 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4.65 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 4.38 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 4.07 million LSU | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 3.77 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 3.71 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.59 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 3.33 million LSU | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 3.20 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 3.06 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 2.96 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 2.81 million LSU | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 2.65 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 2.45 million LSU | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 2.18 million LSU | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 2.00 million LSU | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 1.91 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.86 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.85 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.90 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.94 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.95 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.82 million LSU | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.73 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.61 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.52 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.56 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.64 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.63 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.70 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.62 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.53 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.48 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million LSU | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million LSU | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.05 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 993,450 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 948,150 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 915,750 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 920,250 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 934,500 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 918,000 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 892,500 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 862,050 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 843,000 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 822,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 806,250 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 804,000 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 786,750 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 792,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 794,250 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 790,500 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 789,750 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 784,500 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 780,000 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 780,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 774,750 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 769,500 LSU | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.96 million LSU | 3.20 million LSU | 4.91 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.37 million LSU | 1.85 million LSU | 3.06 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million LSU | 1.52 million LSU | 1.95 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 1.70 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 948,420 LSU | 862,050 LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 801,300 LSU | 784,500 LSU | 843,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 776,062 LSU | 769,500 LSU | 780,000 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 25 Russian Federation 1.91 million LSU compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 1.89 million LSU compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 1.70 million LSU compare
- 28 Indonesia 1.55 million LSU compare
- 29 South Sudan 1.45 million LSU compare
- 30 Niger 1.41 million LSU compare
- 31 Turkmenistan 1.41 million LSU compare
More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 728,131 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 434,660 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -16.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in United States of America?
- Sheep — stocks in United States of America was 769,500 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 769,500 LSU in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for sheep — stocks?
- United States of America ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of 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.