Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 27.64 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 27.64 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 27.64 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.13 %LSU, in 1961.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.13 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.33 %LSU | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 2.59 %LSU | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 3.38 %LSU | +30.5% |
| 1965 | 3.69 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 3.67 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 3.63 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 3.74 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 3.76 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.81 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.92 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.07 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 4.19 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 4.21 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.21 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.19 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.11 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 4.09 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.02 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 4 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.08 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 4.15 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 4.25 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.29 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.28 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.2 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.12 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.03 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.37 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 4.69 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 5.02 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 5.6 %LSU | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 6.65 %LSU | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 7.95 %LSU | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 6.66 %LSU | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 7.47 %LSU | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 11.81 %LSU | +58.1% |
| 1998 | 13.11 %LSU | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 14.21 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 15.48 %LSU | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 16.9 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 17.2 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 17.1 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.19 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 17.91 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 20.17 %LSU | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5 %LSU | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 24.6 %LSU | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 25.43 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 24.71 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.98 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.04 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 25.5 %LSU | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 26.14 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.19 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.22 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 24.15 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.96 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.76 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 25.4 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.94 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 27.54 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 27.64 %LSU | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.21 %LSU | 2.13 %LSU | 3.76 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.08 %LSU | 3.81 %LSU | 4.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.18 %LSU | 4 %LSU | 4.37 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.32 %LSU | 4.69 %LSU | 14.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.45 %LSU | 15.48 %LSU | 25.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.66 %LSU | 23.04 %LSU | 26.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.63 %LSU | 25.4 %LSU | 27.64 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 72.07 %LSU compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31.69 %LSU compare
- 2 Libya 62.15 %LSU compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27.88 %LSU compare
- 3 Greece 58.33 %LSU compare
- 4 Cabo Verde 27.68 %LSU compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 54.03 %LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 25.41 %LSU compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 51.75 %LSU compare
- 6 Algeria 50.28 %LSU compare
- 7 Togo 48.85 %LSU compare
More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 27.64 %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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.64 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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.