Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Colombia

Colombia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 1.11 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.11 %LSU
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.76 %LSU
in 1984
All-time low
0.81 %LSU
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.511.52196119922023

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 1.11 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Colombia peaked at 1.76 %LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.81 %LSU, in 2013.

That places Colombia 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.64 %LSU 1.56 %LSU 1.72 %LSU 9
1970s 1.47 %LSU 1.36 %LSU 1.62 %LSU 10
1980s 1.69 %LSU 1.55 %LSU 1.76 %LSU 10
1990s 1.59 %LSU 1.39 %LSU 1.7 %LSU 10
2000s 1.34 %LSU 0.95 %LSU 1.64 %LSU 10
2010s 0.986 %LSU 0.81 %LSU 1.1 %LSU 10
2020s 1.13 %LSU 1.11 %LSU 1.18 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 154 Suriname 1.25 %LSU compare
  2. 155 Ecuador 1.23 %LSU compare
  3. 156 Malaysia 1.19 %LSU compare
  4. 158 Finland 1.1 %LSU compare
  5. 159 Germany 1.01 %LSU compare
  6. 159 Puerto Rico 1.01 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Colombia?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Colombia was 1.11 %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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.76 %LSU in 1984.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.81 %LSU in 2013.
How does Colombia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Colombia ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed

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.