Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Cyprus
Cyprus: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 32.53 %LSU in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Cyprus, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Cyprus is 32.53 %LSU, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Cyprus peaked at 46.04 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 22.72 %LSU, in 1996.
That places Cyprus 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.6 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 44.5 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 45.31 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 46.04 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 44.97 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 45.64 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 42.81 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 41.55 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 41.39 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 40.48 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 42.28 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 43.37 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 44.84 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 43.94 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 40.12 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 40.45 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 40.52 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 39.86 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 40.26 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 40.81 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 39.68 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 39.25 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 37.57 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 35.54 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 35.77 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 35.88 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 34.74 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 31.83 %LSU | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 30.02 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 30.29 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 28.09 %LSU | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 25.51 %LSU | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 23.41 %LSU | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 23.34 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.82 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 22.72 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.02 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 25.43 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 26.94 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 28.21 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 30.47 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 29.7 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.54 %LSU | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 27.81 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 27.46 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 27.72 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.13 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.26 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 26.21 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.91 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 28.76 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.75 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.35 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 27.74 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.48 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 27.02 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 27.25 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.52 %LSU | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 31.94 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.97 %LSU | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 31.63 %LSU | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 32.53 %LSU | +2.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 32.53 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.96 %LSU, 5.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 32.53 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.04 %LSU, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.7% | 24.97 %LSU | 31.63 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.2 %LSU | 41.39 %LSU | 46.04 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.61 %LSU | 39.86 %LSU | 44.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.11 %LSU | 30.02 %LSU | 40.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.26 %LSU | 22.72 %LSU | 30.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.85 %LSU | 26.21 %LSU | 30.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.47 %LSU | 26.48 %LSU | 31.94 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.71 %LSU | 24.97 %LSU | 32.53 %LSU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Cyprus?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Cyprus was 32.53 %LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 46.04 %LSU in 1964.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.72 %LSU in 1996.
- How does Cyprus rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Cyprus ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.