Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mexico
Mexico: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 3.9 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 3.9 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mexico peaked at 7.56 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.9 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Mexico 141st out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.71 %LSU | 6.05 %LSU | 7.56 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.19 %LSU | 4.81 %LSU | 5.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.51 %LSU | 4.21 %LSU | 4.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 %LSU | 4 %LSU | 4.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.14 %LSU | 3.98 %LSU | 4.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 %LSU | 4.01 %LSU | 4.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 %LSU | 3.9 %LSU | 3.98 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,304 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,324 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 75.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 74,036 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.46 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,393 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.32 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20,001 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mexico?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mexico was 3.9 %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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Mexico ranks 141st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.