Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 1.01 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.01 %LSU
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
160th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.1 %LSU
in 2022
All-time low
0.24 %LSU
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 1.01 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.1 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.24 %LSU, in 2004.

That places Puerto Rico 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 0.55 %LSU
1962 0.53 %LSU -3.6%
1963 0.53 %LSU +0.0%
1964 0.53 %LSU +0.0%
1965 0.56 %LSU +5.7%
1966 0.62 %LSU +10.7%
1967 0.63 %LSU +1.6%
1968 0.65 %LSU +3.2%
1969 0.61 %LSU -6.2%
1970 0.63 %LSU +3.3%
1971 0.62 %LSU -1.6%
1972 0.6 %LSU -3.2%
1973 0.62 %LSU +3.3%
1974 0.63 %LSU +1.6%
1975 0.66 %LSU +4.8%
1976 0.68 %LSU +3.0%
1977 0.66 %LSU -2.9%
1978 0.67 %LSU +1.5%
1979 0.71 %LSU +6.0%
1980 0.73 %LSU +2.8%
1981 0.69 %LSU -5.5%
1982 0.5 %LSU -27.5%
1983 0.51 %LSU +2.0%
1984 0.48 %LSU -5.9%
1985 0.45 %LSU -6.2%
1986 0.44 %LSU -2.2%
1987 0.46 %LSU +4.5%
1988 0.42 %LSU -8.7%
1989 0.51 %LSU +21.4%
1990 0.53 %LSU +3.9%
1991 0.61 %LSU +15.1%
1992 0.79 %LSU +29.5%
1993 0.76 %LSU -3.8%
1994 0.77 %LSU +1.3%
1995 0.81 %LSU +5.2%
1996 0.59 %LSU -27.2%
1997 0.72 %LSU +22.0%
1998 0.64 %LSU -11.1%
1999 0.62 %LSU -3.1%
2000 0.64 %LSU +3.2%
2001 0.63 %LSU -1.6%
2002 0.63 %LSU +0.0%
2003 0.28 %LSU -55.6%
2004 0.24 %LSU -14.3%
2005 0.25 %LSU +4.2%
2006 0.34 %LSU +36.0%
2007 0.36 %LSU +5.9%
2008 0.41 %LSU +13.9%
2009 0.45 %LSU +9.8%
2010 0.49 %LSU +8.9%
2011 0.53 %LSU +8.2%
2012 0.59 %LSU +11.3%
2013 0.58 %LSU -1.7%
2014 0.59 %LSU +1.7%
2015 0.6 %LSU +1.7%
2016 0.61 %LSU +1.7%
2017 0.61 %LSU +0.0%
2018 0.66 %LSU +8.2%
2019 0.72 %LSU +9.1%
2020 0.77 %LSU +6.9%
2021 0.84 %LSU +9.1%
2022 1.1 %LSU +31.0%
2023 1.01 %LSU -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5789 %LSU 0.53 %LSU 0.65 %LSU 9
1970s 0.648 %LSU 0.6 %LSU 0.71 %LSU 10
1980s 0.519 %LSU 0.42 %LSU 0.73 %LSU 10
1990s 0.684 %LSU 0.53 %LSU 0.81 %LSU 10
2000s 0.423 %LSU 0.24 %LSU 0.64 %LSU 10
2010s 0.598 %LSU 0.49 %LSU 0.72 %LSU 10
2020s 0.93 %LSU 0.77 %LSU 1.1 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 157 Malaysia 1.19 %LSU compare
  2. 158 Colombia 1.11 %LSU compare
  3. 159 Finland 1.1 %LSU compare
  4. 160 Germany 1.01 %LSU compare
  5. 162 Dominican Republic 1 %LSU compare
  6. 163 Vanuatu 0.84 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico was 1.01 %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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 %LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 %LSU in 2004.
How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Puerto Rico ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — 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
Last refreshed

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.