Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 29.03 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 29.03 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Afghanistan peaked at 50.71 %LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 24.81 %LSU, in 2007.
That places Afghanistan 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.23 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 42.28 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 40.76 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 40.19 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 39.76 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 40.28 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 40.23 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 40.23 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40.49 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 39.95 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 39.85 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 29.89 %LSU | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 35.6 %LSU | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 37.37 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 39.26 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 39.76 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 38.77 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 37.18 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 36.57 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 36.89 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 36.9 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 36.95 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 35.55 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 36.73 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 37.42 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 36.28 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 39.1 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 44.94 %LSU | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 47.06 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 49.22 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 50.71 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 49.53 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 48.92 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 48.35 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 46.23 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 42.38 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 42.91 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 44.33 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 43.57 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 45.32 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 45.93 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.15 %LSU | -34.4% |
| 2003 | 30.21 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.04 %LSU | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 32.64 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 29.66 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 24.81 %LSU | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 28.69 %LSU | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 29.64 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 28.49 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 30.67 %LSU | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 30.88 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.95 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 30.03 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.58 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30.45 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 32.34 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 31.4 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 30.78 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 30.08 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 30 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.53 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 29.03 %LSU | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.72 %LSU | 39.76 %LSU | 42.28 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.42 %LSU | 29.89 %LSU | 39.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.78 %LSU | 35.55 %LSU | 47.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.61 %LSU | 42.38 %LSU | 50.71 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.01 %LSU | 24.81 %LSU | 45.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.56 %LSU | 28.49 %LSU | 32.34 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.66 %LSU | 29.03 %LSU | 30.08 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 31 Tunisia 29.34 %LSU compare
- 32 North Macedonia 29.33 %LSU compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 29.15 %LSU compare
- 35 South Sudan 28.92 %LSU compare
- 36 Kenya 28.25 %LSU compare
- 37 Liberia 27.82 %LSU compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -99.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.09 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -99.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Afghanistan?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Afghanistan was 29.03 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.71 %LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.81 %LSU in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. 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.