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

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Canada was 0.77 %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 Canada?

The highest recorded value was 0.87 %LSU in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.37 %LSU in 1977.

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

Canada ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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 Canada

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

Canada: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 0.77 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.77 %LSU

Change on year

up 5.5%

World rank

180th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.87 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

0.37 %LSU

in 1977

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 0.77 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Canada peaked at 0.87 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.37 %LSU, in 1977.

Canada ranks 180th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6122 %LSU	0.42 %LSU	0.87 %LSU	9
1970s	0.477 %LSU	0.37 %LSU	0.58 %LSU	10
1980s	0.529 %LSU	0.47 %LSU	0.57 %LSU	10
1990s	0.587 %LSU	0.54 %LSU	0.63 %LSU	10
2000s	0.721 %LSU	0.66 %LSU	0.78 %LSU	10
2010s	0.748 %LSU	0.73 %LSU	0.78 %LSU	10
2020s	0.7375 %LSU	0.72 %LSU	0.77 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Canada

178 Dominican Republic 1 %LSU compare
179 Vanuatu 0.84 %LSU compare
181 Luxembourg 0.74 %LSU compare
182 Trinidad and Tobago 0.69 %LSU compare
183 Thailand 0.61 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Canada

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,560 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Canada?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Canada was 0.77 %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 Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.87 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.37 %LSU in 1977.
How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Canada ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.