Sheep — Stocks in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep — Stocks was 24,308 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 24,308 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Zambia peaked at 26,056 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,513 LSU, in 1976.
That places Zambia 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,379 LSU | 2,950 LSU | 3,800 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,103 LSU | 2,513 LSU | 3,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,342 LSU | 2,653 LSU | 5,552 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,720 LSU | 6,000 LSU | 12,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,000 LSU | 14,000 LSU | 21,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,602 LSU | 16,524 LSU | 24,318 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,626 LSU | 21,374 LSU | 26,056 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Zambia?
- Sheep — stocks in Zambia was 24,308 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,056 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,513 LSU in 1976.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Zambia ranks 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.