Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Niger
Niger: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 23.7 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 23.7 %LSU.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Niger peaked at 29.59 %LSU in 1973 and was at its lowest, 23.55 %LSU, in 2022.
Niger ranks 60th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.82 %LSU | 23.9 %LSU | 26.29 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.24 %LSU | 27.49 %LSU | 29.59 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.21 %LSU | 24.77 %LSU | 28.31 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.18 %LSU | 27.93 %LSU | 28.31 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.29 %LSU | 26.52 %LSU | 27.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.06 %LSU | 24.19 %LSU | 25.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.75 %LSU | 23.55 %LSU | 23.98 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 30 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.72 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 28,782 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.24 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 113.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 17,723 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Niger?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Niger was 23.7 %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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 29.59 %LSU in 1973.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.55 %LSU in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Niger ranks 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.