Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Qatar
Qatar: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 21.45 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 21.45 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Qatar peaked at 43.32 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21.45 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Qatar 57th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.32 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 43.15 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 43.21 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 43.06 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 43.19 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 43.17 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 43.28 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 42.92 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 42.45 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 42.16 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 42.05 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 42.06 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 41.79 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 40.62 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 37.46 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 34.31 %LSU | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 30.15 %LSU | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 30.84 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 37.63 %LSU | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 32.41 %LSU | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 30.41 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 24.3 %LSU | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 23.41 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 22.47 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 35.32 %LSU | +57.2% |
| 1986 | 38.89 %LSU | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 34.51 %LSU | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 33.34 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 28.96 %LSU | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 29.69 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 25.73 %LSU | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 26.98 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 30.03 %LSU | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 30.04 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.28 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 30.17 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 30.92 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 32.2 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 31.64 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 30.02 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 28.78 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 27.5 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 28.13 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 27.92 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.81 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 26.88 %LSU | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 25.47 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 23.76 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 24.32 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 24 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.13 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9 %LSU | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 29.45 %LSU | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 42.73 %LSU | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 35.09 %LSU | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 32.95 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 34.52 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 27.27 %LSU | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.61 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 27.15 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 21.58 %LSU | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 21.45 %LSU | -0.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 21.45 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.96 %LSU, 3.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 21.45 %LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.34 %LSU, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +57.2% | 22.47 %LSU | 35.32 %LSU |
| 2014 | +45.1% | 29.45 %LSU | 42.73 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.08 %LSU | 42.45 %LSU | 43.32 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.91 %LSU | 30.15 %LSU | 42.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.4 %LSU | 22.47 %LSU | 38.89 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.77 %LSU | 25.73 %LSU | 32.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.26 %LSU | 23.76 %LSU | 30.02 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.45 %LSU | 24 %LSU | 42.73 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.95 %LSU | 21.45 %LSU | 27.15 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 54 Niger 23.7 %LSU compare
- 55 Somalia 22.26 %LSU compare
- 56 New Zealand 21.49 %LSU compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 21.13 %LSU compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.12 %LSU compare
- 60 Australia and New Zealand 21.07 %LSU compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % 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 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % 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 Qatar?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Qatar was 21.45 %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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 43.32 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.45 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Qatar ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.