Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 30.74 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Western 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 Western Asia is 30.74 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Western Asia peaked at 37.83 %LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.72 %LSU, in 2018.
Western Asia ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.57 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 34.58 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 33.36 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 33.92 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 33.76 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 34.07 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 33.75 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 33.95 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 34.24 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 34.55 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 34.49 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 34.01 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 33.91 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 33.94 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 34.37 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 34.76 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 34.69 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 34.79 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 34.89 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 35.22 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 35.76 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 35.82 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 37.72 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 37.22 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 35.38 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 36.14 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 36.47 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 36.4 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 36.55 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 37.76 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 37.83 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.28 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 34.47 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 33.93 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 34.21 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 33.45 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 32.84 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 32.16 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 31.78 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 31.76 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 31.24 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 30.88 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 31.29 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 31.26 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.34 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.35 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.57 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 32.05 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.71 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 30.13 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 30.54 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 30.21 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.96 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.69 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.39 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 30.2 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.6 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.72 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 28.81 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.46 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 30.68 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.53 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 30.74 %LSU | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.02 %LSU | 33.36 %LSU | 34.58 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.44 %LSU | 33.91 %LSU | 34.89 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.27 %LSU | 35.22 %LSU | 37.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.37 %LSU | 31.78 %LSU | 37.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.45 %LSU | 30.71 %LSU | 32.57 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.82 %LSU | 28.72 %LSU | 30.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.85 %LSU | 30.46 %LSU | 31.53 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 5 Turkmenistan 51.75 %LSU compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Western Asia?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Western Asia was 30.74 %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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.83 %LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.72 %LSU in 2018.
- How does Western Asia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Western Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.