Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 0.44 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.44 %LSU
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
171st
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.72 %LSU
in 1975
All-time low
0.44 %LSU
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2023

0.511.5196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 0.44 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 1.72 %LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.44 %LSU, in 2023.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 171st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 1.13 %LSU
1962 1.18 %LSU +4.4%
1963 1.23 %LSU +4.2%
1964 1.38 %LSU +12.2%
1965 1.44 %LSU +4.3%
1966 1.42 %LSU -1.4%
1967 1.36 %LSU -4.2%
1968 1.38 %LSU +1.5%
1969 1.45 %LSU +5.1%
1970 1.49 %LSU +2.8%
1971 1.55 %LSU +4.0%
1972 1.54 %LSU -0.6%
1973 1.32 %LSU -14.3%
1974 1.41 %LSU +6.8%
1975 1.72 %LSU +22.0%
1976 1.51 %LSU -12.2%
1977 1.51 %LSU +0.0%
1978 1.39 %LSU -7.9%
1979 1.25 %LSU -10.1%
1980 1.01 %LSU -19.2%
1981 1.06 %LSU +5.0%
1982 1.01 %LSU -4.7%
1983 0.94 %LSU -6.9%
1984 0.91 %LSU -3.2%
1985 0.92 %LSU +1.1%
1986 0.97 %LSU +5.4%
1987 0.93 %LSU -4.1%
1988 0.8 %LSU -14.0%
1989 0.74 %LSU -7.5%
1990 0.63 %LSU -14.9%
1991 0.57 %LSU -9.5%
1992 0.5 %LSU -12.3%
1993 0.58 %LSU +16.0%
1994 0.82 %LSU +41.4%
1995 0.86 %LSU +4.9%
1996 0.84 %LSU -2.3%
1997 0.79 %LSU -6.0%
1998 0.95 %LSU +20.3%
1999 1.22 %LSU +28.4%
2000 1 %LSU -18.0%
2001 0.89 %LSU -11.0%
2002 0.81 %LSU -9.0%
2003 0.8 %LSU -1.2%
2004 0.85 %LSU +6.2%
2005 0.91 %LSU +7.1%
2006 0.9 %LSU -1.1%
2007 0.84 %LSU -6.7%
2008 0.82 %LSU -2.4%
2009 0.76 %LSU -7.3%
2010 0.78 %LSU +2.6%
2011 0.77 %LSU -1.3%
2012 0.72 %LSU -6.5%
2013 0.66 %LSU -8.3%
2014 0.65 %LSU -1.5%
2015 0.64 %LSU -1.5%
2016 0.61 %LSU -4.7%
2017 0.6 %LSU -1.6%
2018 0.58 %LSU -3.3%
2019 0.54 %LSU -6.9%
2020 0.52 %LSU -3.7%
2021 0.51 %LSU -1.9%
2022 0.47 %LSU -7.8%
2023 0.44 %LSU -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.33 %LSU 1.13 %LSU 1.45 %LSU 9
1970s 1.47 %LSU 1.25 %LSU 1.72 %LSU 10
1980s 0.929 %LSU 0.74 %LSU 1.06 %LSU 10
1990s 0.776 %LSU 0.5 %LSU 1.22 %LSU 10
2000s 0.858 %LSU 0.76 %LSU 1 %LSU 10
2010s 0.655 %LSU 0.54 %LSU 0.78 %LSU 10
2020s 0.485 %LSU 0.44 %LSU 0.52 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 168 New Caledonia 0.54 %LSU compare
  2. 169 Belgium 0.46 %LSU compare
  3. 170 Republic of Korea 0.45 %LSU compare
  4. 172 Paraguay 0.43 %LSU compare
  5. 173 Costa Rica 0.4 %LSU compare
  6. 173 Poland 0.4 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in China, Taiwan Province of was 0.44 %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 China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 %LSU in 1975.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.44 %LSU in 2023.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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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
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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.