What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Asia?

The highest recorded value was 15.94 %LSU in 1999.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 11.34 %LSU in 1972.

How does Southern Asia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?

Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Southern Asia 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.

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia

Name: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Southern Asia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 14.85 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

14.85 %LSU

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

15th

of 31 groups

All-time high

15.94 %LSU

in 1999

All-time low

11.34 %LSU

in 1972

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 14.85 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Southern Asia peaked at 15.94 %LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.34 %LSU, in 1972.

Southern Asia ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	%LSU	Change
1961	11.57 %LSU	—
1962	11.83 %LSU	+2.2%
1963	11.76 %LSU	-0.6%
1964	11.75 %LSU	-0.1%
1965	11.84 %LSU	+0.8%
1966	11.81 %LSU	-0.3%
1967	11.85 %LSU	+0.3%
1968	11.88 %LSU	+0.3%
1969	11.79 %LSU	-0.8%
1970	11.76 %LSU	-0.3%
1971	11.76 %LSU	+0.0%
1972	11.34 %LSU	-3.6%
1973	11.73 %LSU	+3.4%
1974	12.05 %LSU	+2.7%
1975	12.33 %LSU	+2.3%
1976	12.64 %LSU	+2.5%
1977	12.9 %LSU	+2.1%
1978	13.12 %LSU	+1.7%
1979	13.31 %LSU	+1.4%
1980	13.32 %LSU	+0.1%
1981	13.45 %LSU	+1.0%
1982	13.64 %LSU	+1.4%
1983	13.67 %LSU	+0.2%
1984	13.84 %LSU	+1.2%
1985	13.86 %LSU	+0.1%
1986	13.73 %LSU	-0.9%
1987	14.04 %LSU	+2.3%
1988	14.21 %LSU	+1.2%
1989	14.49 %LSU	+2.0%
1990	14.62 %LSU	+0.9%
1991	14.74 %LSU	+0.8%
1992	14.93 %LSU	+1.3%
1993	15.15 %LSU	+1.5%
1994	15.33 %LSU	+1.2%
1995	15.51 %LSU	+1.2%
1996	15.38 %LSU	-0.8%
1997	15.6 %LSU	+1.4%
1998	15.82 %LSU	+1.4%
1999	15.94 %LSU	+0.8%
2000	15.84 %LSU	-0.6%
2001	15.71 %LSU	-0.8%
2002	15.43 %LSU	-1.8%
2003	15.39 %LSU	-0.3%
2004	15.35 %LSU	-0.3%
2005	15.35 %LSU	+0.0%
2006	15.05 %LSU	-2.0%
2007	15 %LSU	-0.3%
2008	14.88 %LSU	-0.8%
2009	14.69 %LSU	-1.3%
2010	14.66 %LSU	-0.2%
2011	14.58 %LSU	-0.5%
2012	14.47 %LSU	-0.8%
2013	14.66 %LSU	+1.3%
2014	14.45 %LSU	-1.4%
2015	14.7 %LSU	+1.7%
2016	14.64 %LSU	-0.4%
2017	14.55 %LSU	-0.6%
2018	14.5 %LSU	-0.3%
2019	14.49 %LSU	-0.1%
2020	14.63 %LSU	+1.0%
2021	14.86 %LSU	+1.6%
2022	14.87 %LSU	+0.1%
2023	14.85 %LSU	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.79 %LSU	11.57 %LSU	11.88 %LSU	9
1970s	12.29 %LSU	11.34 %LSU	13.31 %LSU	10
1980s	13.82 %LSU	13.32 %LSU	14.49 %LSU	10
1990s	15.3 %LSU	14.62 %LSU	15.94 %LSU	10
2000s	15.27 %LSU	14.69 %LSU	15.84 %LSU	10
2010s	14.57 %LSU	14.45 %LSU	14.7 %LSU	10
2020s	14.8 %LSU	14.63 %LSU	14.87 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

12 Jordan 42.83 %LSU compare
13 Yemen 42.76 %LSU compare
14 Lesotho 42.15 %LSU compare
15 Albania 40.48 %LSU compare
16 Ghana 40.14 %LSU compare
17 Equatorial Guinea 39.03 %LSU compare
18 Mali 37.98 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Southern Asia

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)

All data for Southern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Southern Asia?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Southern Asia was 14.85 %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 Southern Asia?: The highest recorded value was 15.94 %LSU in 1999.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 11.34 %LSU in 1972.
How does Southern Asia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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: 12 August 2026

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.