What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Kenya?

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Kenya was 28.25 %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 Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 30.14 %LSU in 2019.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 11.69 %LSU in 1974.

How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?

Kenya ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kenya 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.

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Kenya

Name: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Kenya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Kenya: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 28.25 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

28.25 %LSU

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

38th

of 203 countries

All-time high

30.14 %LSU

in 2019

All-time low

11.69 %LSU

in 1974

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 28.25 %LSU.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Kenya peaked at 30.14 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.69 %LSU, in 1974.

That places Kenya 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	18.05 %LSU	16.02 %LSU	19.31 %LSU	9
1970s	13.88 %LSU	11.69 %LSU	17.22 %LSU	10
1980s	17.65 %LSU	14.89 %LSU	20.31 %LSU	10
1990s	20.65 %LSU	19.8 %LSU	21.83 %LSU	10
2000s	24 %LSU	20.14 %LSU	28.6 %LSU	10
2010s	27.09 %LSU	24.2 %LSU	30.14 %LSU	10
2020s	27.32 %LSU	26.12 %LSU	28.25 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Kenya

35 Kyrgyzstan 29.15 %LSU compare
36 Afghanistan 29.03 %LSU compare
37 South Sudan 28.92 %LSU compare
39 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27.88 %LSU compare
40 Liberia 27.82 %LSU compare
41 Benin 27.73 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Kenya

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Kenya?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Kenya was 28.25 %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 Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 30.14 %LSU in 2019.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 11.69 %LSU in 1974.
How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Kenya ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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

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: 12 August 2026

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.