Sheep — Stocks in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep — Stocks was 592,700 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Uruguay is 592,700 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Uruguay peaked at 2.66 million LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 592,700 LSU, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 52nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.17 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.18 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.18 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.19 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.19 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.31 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 2.14 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 2.15 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.26 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1.99 million LSU | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 1.77 million LSU | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 1.55 million LSU | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 1.59 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.47 million LSU | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 1.51 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.56 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.60 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.62 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.72 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.00 million LSU | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 2.04 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.03 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.04 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.06 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.12 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.33 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 2.40 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.47 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 2.49 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.52 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.66 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 2.50 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.33 million LSU | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.12 million LSU | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 2.02 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.83 million LSU | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million LSU | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million LSU | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million LSU | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million LSU | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million LSU | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 997,500 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 976,600 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million LSU | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million LSU | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 955,800 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 866,200 LSU | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 771,000 LSU | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 747,400 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 822,500 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 819,000 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 742,700 LSU | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 664,700 LSU | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 654,600 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 656,500 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 639,900 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 656,200 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 633,700 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 623,000 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 616,400 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 592,700 LSU | -3.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 592,700 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 17.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 592,700 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,695 LSU, 349.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.20 million LSU | 2.14 million LSU | 2.31 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.64 million LSU | 1.47 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.20 million LSU | 2.00 million LSU | 2.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 million LSU | 1.45 million LSU | 2.66 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million LSU | 866,200 LSU | 1.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 717,450 LSU | 639,900 LSU | 822,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 616,450 LSU | 592,700 LSU | 633,700 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Uruguay?
- Sheep — stocks in Uruguay was 592,700 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 592,700 LSU in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep — stocks?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.