Sheep — Stocks in Yemen
Yemen: Sheep — Stocks was 1.03 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Yemen is 1.03 million LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Yemen peaked at 1.05 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 215,700 LSU, in 1969.
Yemen ranks 38th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Yemen, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 241,700 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 244,500 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 251,100 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 253,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 260,700 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 243,900 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 257,100 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 246,500 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 215,700 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 216,700 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 252,400 LSU | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 246,700 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 236,100 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 258,500 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 274,400 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 265,400 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 276,200 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 277,700 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 282,300 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 295,300 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 323,045 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 328,532 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 337,970 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 339,433 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 344,339 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 348,318 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 348,800 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 360,200 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 372,020 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 481,000 LSU | +29.3% |
| 1991 | 456,800 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 465,900 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 475,500 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 470,700 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 480,200 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 502,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 550,000 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 583,600 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 601,600 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 619,300 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 648,300 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 654,800 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 781,900 LSU | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 789,924 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 798,021 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 819,702 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 858,900 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 888,900 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 908,722 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 920,600 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 935,800 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 941,921 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 955,131 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 968,814 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 957,189 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 910,486 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 918,544 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 881,308 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 971,778 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 986,602 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million LSU | -1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.03 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.03 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +29.3% | 372,020 LSU | 481,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246,022 LSU | 215,700 LSU | 260,700 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 258,640 LSU | 216,700 LSU | 282,300 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 339,796 LSU | 295,300 LSU | 372,020 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 506,730 LSU | 456,800 LSU | 601,600 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 776,847 LSU | 619,300 LSU | 908,722 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 936,157 LSU | 881,308 LSU | 971,778 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million LSU | 986,602 LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Yemen?
- Sheep — stocks in Yemen was 1.03 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 215,700 LSU in 1969.
- How does Yemen rank for sheep — stocks?
- Yemen ranks 38th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.