Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 23.96 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 23.96 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Gambia peaked at 23.96 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.66 %LSU, in 2000.
That places Gambia 52nd out of 187 countries 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.41 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 17.56 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 13.42 %LSU | -23.6% |
| 1964 | 13.6 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 13.64 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.93 %LSU | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 14.94 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 14.61 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 14.46 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 14.11 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 14.05 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.06 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 14.18 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 14.25 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 14.31 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 14.39 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 14.67 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 14.92 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 15.11 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 15.29 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 15.37 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 15.44 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 15.67 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 16.2 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 17.8 %LSU | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 17.83 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 17.6 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 15.94 %LSU | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 15.39 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 13.62 %LSU | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 15.42 %LSU | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 14.79 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 14.07 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 13.46 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 12.99 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 12.85 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 12.06 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 11.56 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 11.03 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 10.66 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 15.88 %LSU | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 17.54 %LSU | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 18.08 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 17.38 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 17.6 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.79 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.2 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.35 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 18.58 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.93 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 16.61 %LSU | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 15.75 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 13 %LSU | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 13.02 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.13 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.15 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.37 %LSU | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 18.18 %LSU | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 20.63 %LSU | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 22.76 %LSU | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 23.25 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.73 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.96 %LSU | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.06 %LSU | 13.42 %LSU | 18.41 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.41 %LSU | 14.05 %LSU | 15.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.25 %LSU | 15.29 %LSU | 17.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.18 %LSU | 11.03 %LSU | 15.42 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.01 %LSU | 10.66 %LSU | 18.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.78 %LSU | 13 %LSU | 20.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.43 %LSU | 22.76 %LSU | 23.96 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -25.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.1 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1836 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -16.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Gambia was 23.96 %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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.96 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.66 %LSU in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Gambia ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.