Sheep and Goats β€” Share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Sheep and Goats β€” Share in total livestock was 19.94 %LSU in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
19.94 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 10 groups
All-time high
20.42 %LSU
in 2019
All-time low
16.53 %LSU
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats β€” Share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023

05101520196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 19.94 %LSU.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 20.42 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.53 %LSU, in 1972.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.3 %LSU 16.98 %LSU 17.74 %LSU 9
1970s 17.16 %LSU 16.53 %LSU 17.64 %LSU 10
1980s 17.62 %LSU 17.2 %LSU 18.25 %LSU 10
1990s 18.78 %LSU 18.29 %LSU 19.24 %LSU 10
2000s 19.19 %LSU 18.91 %LSU 19.39 %LSU 10
2010s 19.41 %LSU 19.02 %LSU 20.42 %LSU 10
2020s 20.01 %LSU 19.94 %LSU 20.17 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
  2. 2 Libya 62.15 %LSU compare
  3. 3 Greece 58.33 %LSU compare
  4. 4 Palestine 54.03 %LSU compare
  5. 5 Turkmenistan 51.75 %LSU compare
  6. 6 Algeria 50.28 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 19.94 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 20.42 %LSU in 2019.
What is the lowest sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.53 %LSU in 1972.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats β€” share in total livestock rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats β€” Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats β€” 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
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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.