Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 72.07 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic stood at 72.07 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 72.07 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.2 %LSU, in 1961.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st of 20 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.2 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 42.24 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 46.51 %LSU | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 50.88 %LSU | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 52.33 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 53.19 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 53.79 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 53.45 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 53.67 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 53.08 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 51 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 50.21 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 48.36 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 49.81 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 50.5 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 54.01 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 53.95 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.45 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 51.37 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 54.86 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 56.95 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 58.92 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 63.33 %LSU | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 63.07 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 60.41 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 62.13 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 64.58 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 64.76 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 64.63 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 65.44 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 66.79 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 65.41 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 58.59 %LSU | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 60.06 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 60.53 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 61.49 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 61.8 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 62.35 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.24 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 58.23 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 59.56 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 59.55 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.29 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 63.08 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 65.95 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 65.84 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.7 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 65.6 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 64.6 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 62.26 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 64.03 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 64.3 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.58 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 66.24 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.99 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 63.54 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 65.63 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 66.95 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.87 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.31 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.93 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 71.2 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 72.07 %LSU | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.58 %LSU | 40.2 %LSU | 53.79 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.37 %LSU | 48.36 %LSU | 54.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.36 %LSU | 54.86 %LSU | 64.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.17 %LSU | 58.59 %LSU | 66.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.14 %LSU | 58.23 %LSU | 67.7 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.04 %LSU | 62.26 %LSU | 66.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.88 %LSU | 67.31 %LSU | 72.07 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
- 2 Libya 62.15 %LSU compare
- 3 Greece 58.33 %LSU compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 54.03 %LSU compare
More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 44.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,400 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 32.32 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,049 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.71 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Syrian Arab Republic was 72.07 %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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.07 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.