Sheep — Stocks in USSR

USSR: Sheep — Stocks was 13.29 million LSU in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
13.29 million LSU
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
4th
of 180 countries
All-time high
14.53 million LSU
in 1975
All-time low
12.52 million LSU
in 1965
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Sheep — Stocks in USSR, 1961–1991

05.0M10.0M15.0M1961197619911961: 13.3M LSU1962: 13.7M LSU1963: 14.0M LSU1964: 13.4M LSU1965: 12.5M LSU1966: 13.0M LSU1967: 13.5M LSU1968: 13.8M LSU1969: 14.1M LSU1970: 13.1M LSU1971: 13.8M LSU1972: 14.0M LSU1973: 13.9M LSU1974: 14.3M LSU1975: 14.5M LSU1976: 14.1M LSU1977: 14.0M LSU1978: 14.1M LSU1979: 14.3M LSU1980: 14.4M LSU1981: 14.2M LSU1982: 14.2M LSU1983: 14.2M LSU1984: 14.5M LSU1985: 14.3M LSU1986: 14.1M LSU1987: 14.2M LSU1988: 14.1M LSU1989: 14.1M LSU1990: 13.9M LSU1991: 13.3M LSU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

USSR recorded 13.29 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 1991.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in USSR peaked at 14.53 million LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.52 million LSU, in 1965.

That places USSR 4th out of 180 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Sheep — Stocks in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year LSU Change
1961 13.30 million LSU —
1962 13.75 million LSU +3.3%
1963 13.97 million LSU +1.6%
1964 13.39 million LSU -4.2%
1965 12.52 million LSU -6.5%
1966 12.98 million LSU +3.6%
1967 13.55 million LSU +4.4%
1968 13.85 million LSU +2.2%
1969 14.06 million LSU +1.5%
1970 13.07 million LSU -7.1%
1971 13.81 million LSU +5.7%
1972 13.99 million LSU +1.3%
1973 13.91 million LSU -0.6%
1974 14.26 million LSU +2.6%
1975 14.53 million LSU +1.9%
1976 14.14 million LSU -2.7%
1977 13.98 million LSU -1.1%
1978 14.10 million LSU +0.9%
1979 14.26 million LSU +1.1%
1980 14.36 million LSU +0.7%
1981 14.16 million LSU -1.4%
1982 14.24 million LSU +0.6%
1983 14.22 million LSU -0.1%
1984 14.53 million LSU +2.2%
1985 14.29 million LSU -1.6%
1986 14.09 million LSU -1.4%
1987 14.22 million LSU +1.0%
1988 14.08 million LSU -1.0%
1989 14.07 million LSU -0.1%
1990 13.86 million LSU -1.5%
1991 13.29 million LSU -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.48 million LSU 12.52 million LSU 14.06 million LSU 9
1970s 14.01 million LSU 13.07 million LSU 14.53 million LSU 10
1980s 14.22 million LSU 14.07 million LSU 14.53 million LSU 10
1990s 13.58 million LSU 13.29 million LSU 13.86 million LSU 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 OECD 23.84 million LSU compare
  2. 2 China 19.30 million LSU compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 19.30 million LSU compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.20 million LSU compare
  5. 5 Türkiye 4.21 million LSU compare
  6. 5 Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million LSU compare
  7. 6 India 7.74 million LSU compare
  8. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 million LSU compare
  9. 7 Australia 7.21 million LSU compare
  10. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 937,341 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in USSR?
Sheep — stocks in USSR was 13.29 million LSU in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 14.53 million LSU in 1975.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 12.52 million LSU in 1965.
How does USSR rank for sheep — stocks?
USSR ranks 4th out of 180 countries with data for 1991.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.