Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 1.23 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 1.23 %LSU.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Ecuador peaked at 9.79 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.76 %LSU, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.17 %LSU | 7.52 %LSU | 9.79 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.33 %LSU | 3.72 %LSU | 7.82 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5 %LSU | 3.16 %LSU | 3.89 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 %LSU | 3.37 %LSU | 4.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 %LSU | 1.6 %LSU | 3.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 %LSU | 0.76 %LSU | 1.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 %LSU | 0.97 %LSU | 1.23 %LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 801 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,764 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,346 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 929.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Ecuador?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Ecuador was 1.23 %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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 %LSU in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Ecuador ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.