Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 23.72 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa stood at 23.72 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Middle Africa peaked at 23.72 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.86 %LSU, in 1971.
Middle Africa ranks 6th of 20 regions on this measure, 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.93 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 16.57 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 16.07 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 16.06 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 15.89 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 16.07 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 16.34 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 16.44 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 16.46 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 16.57 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 15.86 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 16.71 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 16.97 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 17.87 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 17.2 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 16.95 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 17.33 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 17.38 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.89 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 16.28 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 16.03 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 16.13 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.01 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 16.25 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 16.04 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 16.33 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 16.79 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 17.28 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 17.77 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 18.12 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 18.32 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.61 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 18.99 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 19.34 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 19.57 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 19.6 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 19.72 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 19.78 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 19.61 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 19.87 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 20.16 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.57 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 20.79 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.99 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 21.06 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.15 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.16 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.84 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.01 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.4 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 22.48 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.48 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.56 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.82 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.32 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.49 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.67 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.85 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.05 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.39 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 23.57 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 23.63 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 23.72 %LSU | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.31 %LSU | 15.89 %LSU | 16.93 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.97 %LSU | 15.86 %LSU | 17.87 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.49 %LSU | 16.01 %LSU | 17.77 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.17 %LSU | 18.12 %LSU | 19.78 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.96 %LSU | 19.87 %LSU | 22.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.61 %LSU | 22.32 %LSU | 23.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.58 %LSU | 23.39 %LSU | 23.72 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 3 Greece 58.33 %LSU compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 54.03 %LSU compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 51.75 %LSU compare
- 6 Algeria 50.28 %LSU compare
- 7 Togo 48.85 %LSU compare
- 8 Nigeria 47.94 %LSU compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.76 %LSU compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Middle Africa?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Middle Africa was 23.72 %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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.72 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.86 %LSU in 1971.
- How does Middle Africa rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Middle Africa ranks 6th out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.