Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 1.47 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 1.47 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mauritius peaked at 23.91 %LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.47 %LSU, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 169th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 | 20.49 %LSU | 19.58 %LSU | 22.25 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.33 %LSU | 18.21 %LSU | 23.91 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.84 %LSU | 15.32 %LSU | 19.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.29 %LSU | 10.6 %LSU | 16.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 %LSU | 1.91 %LSU | 8.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 %LSU | 1.77 %LSU | 1.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 %LSU | 1.47 %LSU | 1.77 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.57 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mauritius?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mauritius was 1.47 %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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 23.91 %LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Mauritius ranks 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.