Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 28.92 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in South Sudan stood at 28.92 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in South Sudan peaked at 33.03 %LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.11 %LSU, in 2021.
That places South Sudan 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32.31 %LSU | — |
| 2013 | 32.53 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.98 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.03 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.42 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.7 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.69 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 30.54 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 30.7 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.11 %LSU | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 29.82 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 28.92 %LSU | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.15 %LSU | 30.54 %LSU | 33.03 %LSU | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.39 %LSU | 28.11 %LSU | 30.7 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 32 North Macedonia 29.33 %LSU compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 29.15 %LSU compare
- 34 Afghanistan 29.03 %LSU compare
- 36 Kenya 28.25 %LSU compare
- 37 Liberia 27.82 %LSU compare
- 38 Benin 27.73 %LSU compare
More environment data for South Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Country area — Area 64,688 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 63,193 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in South Sudan?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in South Sudan was 28.92 %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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.03 %LSU in 2015.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.11 %LSU in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- South Sudan ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.