Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 20.45 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
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 Eastern Africa is 20.45 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa peaked at 21.09 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.01 %LSU, in 1999.
That places Eastern Africa 12th out of 31 groups 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.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.12 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 17.06 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 17.09 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 16.96 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 16.77 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 16.84 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 16.7 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 16.62 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 16.29 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 16.03 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 16.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15.76 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 15.78 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 15.27 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 15.43 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 15.45 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 15.78 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 16.08 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 15.88 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 16.4 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 16.6 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.4 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 16.32 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 16.26 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.41 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 16.1 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 16.8 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 17.58 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 17.45 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 16.71 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 16.44 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 15.81 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 15.24 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 15.55 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 15.4 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 15.65 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15.61 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.39 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 15.01 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 15.22 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 15.47 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 15.67 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.13 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 17.23 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 17.4 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.77 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.36 %LSU | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 18.19 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.95 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.74 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.1 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.45 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.1 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 19.36 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.74 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.86 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.24 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.54 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.09 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 20.52 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.21 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.23 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 20.45 %LSU | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.83 %LSU | 16.29 %LSU | 17.12 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.75 %LSU | 15.27 %LSU | 16.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.63 %LSU | 16.1 %LSU | 17.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.68 %LSU | 15.01 %LSU | 16.71 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.84 %LSU | 15.22 %LSU | 18.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.02 %LSU | 17.74 %LSU | 21.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.35 %LSU | 20.21 %LSU | 20.52 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa was 20.45 %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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.09 %LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.01 %LSU in 1999.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Eastern Africa ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.