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

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mongolia was 43.49 %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 Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 53.94 %LSU in 2008.

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

The lowest recorded value was 32.86 %LSU in 1969.

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

Mongolia ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mongolia 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 Mongolia

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

Mongolia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 43.49 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

43.49 %LSU

Change on year

down 5.2%

World rank

12th

of 203 countries

All-time high

53.94 %LSU

in 2008

All-time low

32.86 %LSU

in 1969

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 43.49 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mongolia peaked at 53.94 %LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.86 %LSU, in 1969.

That places Mongolia 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	33.98 %LSU	32.86 %LSU	34.97 %LSU	9
1970s	34.65 %LSU	33.6 %LSU	35.53 %LSU	10
1980s	35.32 %LSU	33.82 %LSU	37.06 %LSU	10
1990s	35.13 %LSU	34.27 %LSU	36.22 %LSU	10
2000s	45.94 %LSU	35.18 %LSU	53.94 %LSU	10
2010s	50.05 %LSU	49.54 %LSU	50.82 %LSU	10
2020s	46.25 %LSU	43.49 %LSU	48.51 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

9 Nigeria 47.94 %LSU compare
10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.76 %LSU compare
11 Mauritania 45.35 %LSU compare
13 Jordan 42.83 %LSU compare
14 Yemen 42.76 %LSU compare
15 Lesotho 42.15 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Mongolia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 7.79 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 87.94 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 561.49 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.09 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.95 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 106,117 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 5.39 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.05 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,123 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mongolia?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Mongolia was 43.49 %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 Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 53.94 %LSU in 2008.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 32.86 %LSU in 1969.
How does Mongolia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Mongolia ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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.