Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mongolia stood at 0.05 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mongolia peaked at 0.05 LSU/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 91st out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.012 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.014 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.024 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.039 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 91 Afghanistan 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Equatorial Guinea 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Guinea 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Mauritania 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 North Macedonia 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Peru 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Serbia 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Somalia 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Turkmenistan 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 91 Yugoslav SFR 0.05 LSU/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 39.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mongolia?
- Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mongolia was 0.05 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Mongolia ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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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.