Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Caribbean
Caribbean: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 4.81 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 4.81 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Caribbean peaked at 7.42 %LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.09 %LSU, in 1968.
That places Caribbean 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 %LSU | 3.09 %LSU | 3.62 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.25 %LSU | 3.16 %LSU | 3.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.82 %LSU | 3.37 %LSU | 6.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8 %LSU | 4.25 %LSU | 7.42 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.77 %LSU | 6.48 %LSU | 7.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.59 %LSU | 4.8 %LSU | 6.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 %LSU | 4.81 %LSU | 4.98 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 131 Cuba 5.77 %LSU compare
- 132 Ireland 5.67 %LSU compare
- 133 Guyana 5.14 %LSU compare
- 135 Timor-Leste 4.78 %LSU compare
- 136 Cook Islands 4.76 %LSU compare
- 137 Philippines 4.61 %LSU compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 22,277 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 11,108 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 11,507 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 51.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.59 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,246 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Caribbean?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Caribbean was 4.81 %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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 %LSU in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 %LSU in 1968.
- How does Caribbean rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Caribbean ranks 134th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.