Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 43.49 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 11th out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.28 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 33.23 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 34.2 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 34.97 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 34.48 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 34.75 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 33.86 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 34.16 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 32.86 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 33.6 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 34.08 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 34.13 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 34.8 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 35.53 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 35.28 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 34.98 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 34.55 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 34.32 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 35.26 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 35.63 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 36.07 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 36.78 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 37.06 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 36.17 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 34.99 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 34.64 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 34.19 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 33.85 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 33.82 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 34.32 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 34.78 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 35.01 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 35.95 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 36.22 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 35.51 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 34.73 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 34.27 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 35.09 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 35.39 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 35.18 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.61 %LSU | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 41.75 %LSU | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 42.13 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.6 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 48.22 %LSU | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 50.25 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 52.07 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 53.94 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 53.63 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 49.54 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 50.23 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 50.82 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.39 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.32 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.71 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.96 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.87 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.9 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.72 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.51 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 47.12 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 45.87 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 43.49 %LSU | -5.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 43.49 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.53 %LSU, 3.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 43.49 %LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.19 %LSU, 13.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- 8 Nigeria 47.94 %LSU compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 15.92 %LSU compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.76 %LSU compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.82 %LSU compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 21.5 %LSU compare
- 10 Mauritania 45.35 %LSU compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 7.62 %LSU compare
- 12 Jordan 42.83 %LSU compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 4.78 %LSU compare
- 13 Yemen 42.76 %LSU compare
- 14 Lesotho 42.15 %LSU compare
- 14 Melanesia 3.7 %LSU compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
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 11th out of 187 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
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.