How does Cabo Verde rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Cabo Verde ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Cabo Verde?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde

Name: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Cabo Verde: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.21 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.21 LSU/ha

Change on year

up 5.0%

World rank

1st

of 31 countries

All-time high

0.28 LSU/ha

in 2016

All-time low

0.06 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde is 0.21 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde peaked at 0.28 LSU/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.06 LSU/ha, in 1961.

Cabo Verde ranks 1st of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.06 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.07 LSU/ha	+16.7%
1963	0.07 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.07 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.08 LSU/ha	+14.3%
1966	0.08 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.08 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.08 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.08 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.08 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.08 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.07 LSU/ha	-12.5%
1973	0.06 LSU/ha	-14.3%
1974	0.07 LSU/ha	+16.7%
1975	0.08 LSU/ha	+14.3%
1976	0.09 LSU/ha	+12.5%
1977	0.1 LSU/ha	+11.1%
1978	0.1 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.11 LSU/ha	+10.0%
1980	0.1 LSU/ha	-9.1%
1981	0.11 LSU/ha	+10.0%
1982	0.12 LSU/ha	+9.1%
1983	0.1 LSU/ha	-16.7%
1984	0.1 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.1 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.12 LSU/ha	+20.0%
1987	0.13 LSU/ha	+8.3%
1988	0.15 LSU/ha	+15.4%
1989	0.17 LSU/ha	+13.3%
1990	0.17 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.19 LSU/ha	+11.8%
1992	0.2 LSU/ha	+5.3%
1993	0.22 LSU/ha	+10.0%
1994	0.21 LSU/ha	-4.5%
1995	0.17 LSU/ha	-19.0%
1996	0.17 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.17 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.17 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.17 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.16 LSU/ha	-5.9%
2001	0.16 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.16 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.16 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.21 LSU/ha	+31.2%
2005	0.18 LSU/ha	-14.3%
2006	0.15 LSU/ha	-16.7%
2007	0.16 LSU/ha	+6.7%
2008	0.13 LSU/ha	-18.8%
2009	0.17 LSU/ha	+30.8%
2010	0.22 LSU/ha	+29.4%
2011	0.24 LSU/ha	+9.1%
2012	0.25 LSU/ha	+4.2%
2013	0.26 LSU/ha	+4.0%
2014	0.26 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.27 LSU/ha	+3.8%
2016	0.28 LSU/ha	+3.7%
2017	0.15 LSU/ha	-46.4%
2018	0.15 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.15 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.19 LSU/ha	+26.7%
2021	0.2 LSU/ha	+5.3%
2022	0.2 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.21 LSU/ha	+5.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0744 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.084 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	0.11 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.12 LSU/ha	0.1 LSU/ha	0.17 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.184 LSU/ha	0.17 LSU/ha	0.22 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.164 LSU/ha	0.13 LSU/ha	0.21 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.223 LSU/ha	0.15 LSU/ha	0.28 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.2 LSU/ha	0.19 LSU/ha	0.21 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Cabo Verde

1 Qatar 1.6 LSU/ha compare
2 United Arab Emirates 1.12 LSU/ha compare
3 Bahrain 1.04 LSU/ha compare
4 Kuwait 0.64 LSU/ha compare
4 Türkiye 0.14 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Cabo Verde

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.02 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.95 Percentage change (2025)
Temperature change 1.65 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.422 °C (2025)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 74.98 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 18.59 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 72.5 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.48 % (2024)

All data for Cabo Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde?: Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Cabo Verde was 0.21 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Cabo Verde?: The highest recorded value was 0.28 LSU/ha in 2016.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Cabo Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does Cabo Verde rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Cabo Verde ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Cabo Verde?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.