Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 20.97 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 20.97 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 24.72 %LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.26 %LSU, in 1977.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.74 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 17.95 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 17.95 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 17.99 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 17.66 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 17.59 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 16.96 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 16.59 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 15.63 %LSU | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 14.99 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 14.67 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 14.62 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.35 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 14.2 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 14.62 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 14.94 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 11.26 %LSU | -24.6% |
| 1978 | 11.75 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 12.29 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 12.42 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 12.67 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 12.76 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 13.09 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 13.43 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 13.93 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 20.36 %LSU | +46.2% |
| 1987 | 21.31 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 22.56 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 23.54 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 23.77 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 23.84 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 24.27 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 24.17 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.83 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 23.81 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 23.09 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 23.32 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 24.27 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 24.72 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 24.04 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 22.27 %LSU | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 22.37 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.2 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.09 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.7 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.67 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21.67 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.53 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 20.73 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 20.54 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.05 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.39 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.58 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.95 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 21.67 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 21.71 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.99 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 21.46 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 21.54 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.29 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.21 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.37 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 20.97 %LSU | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +46.2% | 13.93 %LSU | 20.36 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.34 %LSU | 15.63 %LSU | 17.99 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.77 %LSU | 11.26 %LSU | 14.99 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.61 %LSU | 12.42 %LSU | 23.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.91 %LSU | 23.09 %LSU | 24.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.03 %LSU | 20.73 %LSU | 24.04 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.49 %LSU | 20.54 %LSU | 21.99 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.21 %LSU | 20.97 %LSU | 21.37 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 21.13 %LSU compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.12 %LSU compare
- 60 Australia and New Zealand 21.07 %LSU compare
- 62 Australia 20.94 %LSU compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 20.92 %LSU compare
- 64 Mozambique 20.76 %LSU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 20.97 %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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.72 %LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.26 %LSU in 1977.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.