Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in USSR

USSR: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 12.26 %LSU in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
12.26 %LSU
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
103rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
16.95 %LSU
in 1961
All-time low
12.26 %LSU
in 1991
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in USSR, 1961–1991

0510151961197619911961: 16.9 %LSU1962: 16.3 %LSU1963: 15.8 %LSU1964: 16.7 %LSU1965: 15.2 %LSU1966: 14.7 %LSU1967: 14.9 %LSU1968: 15.3 %LSU1969: 15.7 %LSU1970: 14.6 %LSU1971: 14.5 %LSU1972: 14.2 %LSU1973: 14.2 %LSU1974: 14.2 %LSU1975: 14.1 %LSU1976: 14.1 %LSU1977: 13.8 %LSU1978: 13.5 %LSU1979: 13.3 %LSU1980: 13.3 %LSU1981: 13.2 %LSU1982: 13.1 %LSU1983: 12.9 %LSU1984: 12.9 %LSU1985: 12.6 %LSU1986: 12.5 %LSU1987: 12.4 %LSU1988: 12.6 %LSU1989: 12.5 %LSU1990: 12.4 %LSU1991: 12.3 %LSU

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 USSR is 12.26 %LSU, measured in 1991. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in USSR peaked at 16.95 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.26 %LSU, in 1991.

That places USSR 103rd out of 203 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.73 %LSU 14.7 %LSU 16.95 %LSU 9
1970s 14.04 %LSU 13.35 %LSU 14.59 %LSU 10
1980s 12.82 %LSU 12.44 %LSU 13.34 %LSU 10
1990s 12.34 %LSU 12.26 %LSU 12.41 %LSU 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 100 Angola 12.79 %LSU compare
  2. 101 Yugoslav SFR 12.66 %LSU compare
  3. 102 India 12.4 %LSU compare
  4. 104 China, mainland 12.09 %LSU compare
  5. 105 China 11.98 %LSU compare
  6. 106 Georgia 11.78 %LSU

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in USSR?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in USSR was 12.26 %LSU in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 16.95 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 12.26 %LSU in 1991.
How does USSR rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
USSR ranks 103rd out of 203 countries with data for 1991.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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

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

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.