Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Northern America
Northern America: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 0.79 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Northern America, 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 Northern America is 0.79 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Northern America peaked at 3.85 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.76 %LSU, in 2019.
Northern America ranks 30th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Northern America, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.85 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.56 %LSU | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 3.28 %LSU | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 3.01 %LSU | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 2.79 %LSU | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 2.79 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.66 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 2.44 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 2.31 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 2.17 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 2 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 1.86 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 1.73 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.53 %LSU | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 1.34 %LSU | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 1.27 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.25 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.27 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.3 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.32 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.32 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.34 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.27 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.23 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.18 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.18 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.23 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.3 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.31 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.38 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.37 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.33 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.24 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.18 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.07 %LSU | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 1.01 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.95 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.93 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.94 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.93 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.95 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.92 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.89 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.86 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.87 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.87 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.87 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.86 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.86 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.85 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.84 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.82 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.83 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.82 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.82 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.78 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.78 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.76 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.77 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.77 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.78 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.79 %LSU | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.97 %LSU | 2.31 %LSU | 3.85 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 %LSU | 1.25 %LSU | 2.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 %LSU | 1.18 %LSU | 1.34 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 %LSU | 0.93 %LSU | 1.38 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.888 %LSU | 0.86 %LSU | 0.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.81 %LSU | 0.76 %LSU | 0.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7775 %LSU | 0.77 %LSU | 0.79 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Northern America?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Northern America was 0.79 %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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 %LSU in 2019.
- How does Northern America rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Northern America ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.