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

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mali was 37.98 %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 Mali?

The highest recorded value was 37.98 %LSU in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 22.59 %LSU in 1973.

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

Mali ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mali 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 Mali

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

Mali: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 37.98 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

37.98 %LSU

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

19th

of 203 countries

All-time high

37.98 %LSU

in 2023

All-time low

22.59 %LSU

in 1973

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mali, 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 Mali stood at 37.98 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mali peaked at 37.98 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.59 %LSU, in 1973.

Mali ranks 19th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	26.87 %LSU	25.96 %LSU	28.08 %LSU	9
1970s	27.89 %LSU	22.59 %LSU	31.19 %LSU	10
1980s	26.35 %LSU	24.08 %LSU	28 %LSU	10
1990s	26.68 %LSU	25.64 %LSU	28.8 %LSU	10
2000s	29.42 %LSU	28.46 %LSU	30.4 %LSU	10
2010s	33.61 %LSU	31.2 %LSU	36.13 %LSU	10
2020s	37.28 %LSU	36.59 %LSU	37.98 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Mali

16 Albania 40.48 %LSU compare
17 Ghana 40.14 %LSU compare
18 Equatorial Guinea 39.03 %LSU compare
20 Saudi Arabia 37.95 %LSU compare
21 Antigua and Barbuda 36.98 %LSU compare
22 United Arab Emirates 36.13 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Mali

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.27 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 371 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 28.39 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.12 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 34,639 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.79 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 328.58 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.09 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 6,708 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mali?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mali was 37.98 %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 Mali?: The highest recorded value was 37.98 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 22.59 %LSU in 1973.
How does Mali rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Mali ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mali?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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.