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

OECD ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this OECD 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 OECD

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

OECD: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.02 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

121st

of 187 countries

All-time high

0.04 LSU/ha

in 1990

All-time low

0.02 LSU/ha

in 2008

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in OECD, 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 OECD is 0.02 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in OECD peaked at 0.04 LSU/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 2008.

That places OECD 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in OECD, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.03 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.04 LSU/ha	+33.3%
1991	0.03 LSU/ha	-25.0%
1992	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.02 LSU/ha	-33.3%
2009	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2021	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.031 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.028 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near OECD

121 Australia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Austria 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Bulgaria 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Dominican Republic 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Gabon 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Guatemala 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Hungary 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Iceland 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Mexico 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Myanmar 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Republic of Korea 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Sao Tome and Principe 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Slovakia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Slovenia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Zambia 0.02 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
Permanent crops — Area 24,537 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.11 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in OECD?: Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in OECD was 0.02 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 OECD?: The highest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1990.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in OECD?: The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2008.
How does OECD rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?: OECD ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in OECD?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD 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.