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 54th of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Niger, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.9 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 24.67 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 25.3 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 24.19 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 24.7 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 24.8 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 24.74 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 24.8 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 26.29 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 27.97 %LSU | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 27.49 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 27.64 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 29.59 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 28.55 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 28.41 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 28.73 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 28.24 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 28.02 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 27.79 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 27.53 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 27.34 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 27.01 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 26.77 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 25.56 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 24.77 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 28.23 %LSU | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 28.27 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 28.29 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 28.31 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 28.31 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 28.31 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.29 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 28.27 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.23 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 28.19 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.14 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 28.08 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 28.01 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.93 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 27.84 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.74 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.63 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.51 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.39 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.26 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 27.17 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 27.02 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.86 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.52 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 25.85 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 25.69 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.53 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.36 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.18 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 25 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.81 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.61 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 24.4 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.19 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.98 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.77 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.55 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.7 %LSU | +0.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 23.7 %LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.16 %LSU, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 23.7 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.98 %LSU, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 54th out of 187 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.