What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Benin?

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Benin was 27.73 %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 Benin?

The highest recorded value was 30.03 %LSU in 2021.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 14.64 %LSU in 2003.

How does Benin rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?

Benin ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin 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.

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Benin

Name: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Benin
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Benin: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 27.73 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

27.73 %LSU

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

41st

of 203 countries

All-time high

30.03 %LSU

in 2021

All-time low

14.64 %LSU

in 2003

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Benin, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Benin stood at 27.73 %LSU.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Benin peaked at 30.03 %LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.64 %LSU, in 2003.

That places Benin 41st out of 203 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	22.31 %LSU	21.36 %LSU	23.58 %LSU	9
1970s	23.56 %LSU	21.39 %LSU	25.31 %LSU	10
1980s	22.49 %LSU	19.07 %LSU	24.67 %LSU	10
1990s	17.09 %LSU	16.16 %LSU	18.33 %LSU	10
2000s	15.43 %LSU	14.64 %LSU	16.88 %LSU	10
2010s	15.93 %LSU	15.61 %LSU	16.26 %LSU	10
2020s	29.02 %LSU	27.73 %LSU	30.03 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Benin

38 Kenya 28.25 %LSU compare
39 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27.88 %LSU compare
40 Liberia 27.82 %LSU compare
42 Cabo Verde 27.68 %LSU compare
43 Azerbaijan 27.67 %LSU compare
44 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27.64 %LSU compare

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More environment data for Benin

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Benin?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Benin was 27.73 %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 Benin?: The highest recorded value was 30.03 %LSU in 2021.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 14.64 %LSU in 2003.
How does Benin rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Benin ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin 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

Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
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.