Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 21.49 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 21.49 %LSU.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in New Zealand peaked at 49.78 %LSU in 1983 and was at its lowest, 21.42 %LSU, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 56th out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.48 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 44.14 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 44.34 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 44.84 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 45.64 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 45.88 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 45.4 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 44.07 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 42.9 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 42.55 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 44.24 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 43.31 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 40.75 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 39.39 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 39.22 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 40.38 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 42.18 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 44.34 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 46.09 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 47.73 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 48.39 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 48.9 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 49.78 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 49.14 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 48.03 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 46.94 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 46.7 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.76 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 45.84 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 44.06 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 42.58 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 41.18 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 39.58 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 37.57 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 36.26 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 36.22 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.26 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 35.13 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 35.51 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 33.61 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 31.79 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 30.55 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 30.38 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.52 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.06 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 30.99 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 29.95 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 27.39 %LSU | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 25.94 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 26.22 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.08 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 24.88 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.59 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.68 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 23.83 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.65 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 22.59 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.49 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.13 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 21.74 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.42 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 21.67 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 21.49 %LSU | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.63 %LSU | 42.9 %LSU | 45.88 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.24 %LSU | 39.22 %LSU | 46.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.82 %LSU | 45.84 %LSU | 49.78 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.34 %LSU | 35.13 %LSU | 44.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.22 %LSU | 25.94 %LSU | 33.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.81 %LSU | 22.13 %LSU | 26.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.58 %LSU | 21.42 %LSU | 21.74 %LSU | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0722 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in New Zealand?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in New Zealand was 21.49 %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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 49.78 %LSU in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.42 %LSU in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- New Zealand ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.