Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 4.78 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste stood at 4.78 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 27.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Timor-Leste peaked at 11.32 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3.27 %LSU, in 2001.
Timor-Leste ranks 13th of 20 countries on this measure, 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.03 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11.32 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 11.29 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 10.62 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 11.32 %LSU | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 10.9 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 10.47 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 9.23 %LSU | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 7.66 %LSU | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 8.65 %LSU | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 8.74 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 8.25 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 7.85 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 7.68 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 8.61 %LSU | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 9.44 %LSU | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 8.62 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 7.12 %LSU | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 4.84 %LSU | -32.0% |
| 1980 | 3.29 %LSU | -32.0% |
| 1981 | 4.4 %LSU | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 5.43 %LSU | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 6.08 %LSU | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 7.09 %LSU | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 7.49 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 7.35 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 7.41 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.58 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 7.16 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.1 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.6 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 6.84 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6.68 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 7.13 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 7.57 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 7.7 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 7.84 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.48 %LSU | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 8.94 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 3.75 %LSU | -58.1% |
| 2001 | 3.27 %LSU | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 3.96 %LSU | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.81 %LSU | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 5.7 %LSU | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 5.48 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.46 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.42 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.37 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.08 %LSU | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 6.35 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 6.66 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.99 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 6.89 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.96 %LSU | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 4.77 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.99 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.04 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.58 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 5.59 %LSU | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 6.88 %LSU | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 6.55 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.78 %LSU | -27.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -58.1% | 8.94 %LSU | 3.75 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.43 %LSU | 7.66 %LSU | 11.32 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.98 %LSU | 4.84 %LSU | 9.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 %LSU | 3.29 %LSU | 7.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.49 %LSU | 6.6 %LSU | 8.94 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 %LSU | 3.27 %LSU | 5.7 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.73 %LSU | 4.58 %LSU | 6.99 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 %LSU | 4.78 %LSU | 6.88 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.82 %LSU compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 21.5 %LSU compare
- 10 Mauritania 45.35 %LSU compare
- 11 Mongolia 43.49 %LSU compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 7.62 %LSU compare
- 12 Jordan 42.83 %LSU compare
- 13 Yemen 42.76 %LSU compare
- 14 Lesotho 42.15 %LSU compare
- 14 Melanesia 3.7 %LSU compare
- 15 Albania 40.48 %LSU compare
- 15 Polynesia 2.92 %LSU compare
- 16 Ghana 40.14 %LSU compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.33 %LSU compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 64,378 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Timor-Leste?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Timor-Leste was 4.78 %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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 %LSU in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Timor-Leste ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.