Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in South America
South America: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 2.6 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
South America recorded 2.6 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in South America peaked at 9.9 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.6 %LSU, in 2023.
South America ranks 27th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in South America, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.9 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 9.69 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 9.68 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 9.44 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 9.31 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 9.12 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 8.71 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 8.48 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 8.53 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 8.13 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 7.69 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 7.14 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 6.97 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 6.45 %LSU | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 6.29 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 6.08 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 5.88 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 5.81 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.78 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.64 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 5.71 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5.58 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.45 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.28 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 5.4 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.44 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.46 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.41 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.34 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.21 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 5.11 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.93 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.43 %LSU | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 4.26 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.1 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 3.83 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 3.71 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.67 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.66 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.56 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.45 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.21 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.14 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.13 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.16 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.17 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.16 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.02 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.01 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.01 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.92 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.79 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.75 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.76 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.76 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.81 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.81 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.68 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.61 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6 %LSU | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.21 %LSU | 8.48 %LSU | 9.9 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.62 %LSU | 5.78 %LSU | 8.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.47 %LSU | 5.28 %LSU | 5.71 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 %LSU | 3.66 %LSU | 5.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 %LSU | 3.02 %LSU | 3.56 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 %LSU | 2.75 %LSU | 3.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 %LSU | 2.6 %LSU | 2.81 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 7.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 107,789 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in South America?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in South America was 2.6 %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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 %LSU in 2023.
- How does South America rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- South America ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.