Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 18.28 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.28 %LSU
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
74th
of 186 countries
All-time high
19.02 %LSU
in 2019
All-time low
9.45 %LSU
in 2000
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

051015201993200820231993: 10.1 %LSU1994: 10.1 %LSU1995: 10.1 %LSU1996: 10.2 %LSU1997: 10.1 %LSU1998: 10.7 %LSU1999: 9.9 %LSU2000: 9.4 %LSU2001: 9.5 %LSU2002: 9.9 %LSU2003: 11.2 %LSU2004: 12.9 %LSU2005: 13.8 %LSU2006: 14.7 %LSU2007: 14.9 %LSU2008: 14.5 %LSU2009: 14 %LSU2010: 13.4 %LSU2011: 13.4 %LSU2012: 13.7 %LSU2013: 14.8 %LSU2014: 15 %LSU2015: 14.7 %LSU2016: 14.8 %LSU2017: 15.2 %LSU2018: 16.4 %LSU2019: 19 %LSU2020: 18.7 %LSU2021: 17.7 %LSU2022: 17.5 %LSU2023: 18.3 %LSU

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 Ethiopia is 18.28 %LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Ethiopia peaked at 19.02 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.45 %LSU, in 2000.

Ethiopia ranks 74th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.17 %LSU 9.91 %LSU 10.67 %LSU 7
2000s 12.48 %LSU 9.45 %LSU 14.95 %LSU 10
2010s 15.03 %LSU 13.37 %LSU 19.02 %LSU 10
2020s 18.04 %LSU 17.48 %LSU 18.74 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 71 Iraq 19.31 %LSU compare
  2. 72 Bulgaria 18.76 %LSU compare
  3. 73 Sierra Leone 18.6 %LSU compare
  4. 75 Namibia 17.7 %LSU compare
  5. 76 Congo 17.36 %LSU compare
  6. 77 Zimbabwe 17.28 %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 Ethiopia?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Ethiopia was 18.28 %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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 19.02 %LSU in 2019.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.45 %LSU in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Ethiopia ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.