What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in World?

Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in World was 12.5 %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 World?

The highest recorded value was 13.18 %LSU in 1961.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in World?

The lowest recorded value was 10.91 %LSU in 1977.

How does World rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?

World ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this World 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.

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in World

Name: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in World
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

World: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 12.5 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

12.5 %LSU

Change on year

down 0.4%

Rank

21st

of 35 groups

All-time high

13.18 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

10.91 %LSU

in 1977

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in World, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

World recorded 12.5 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in World peaked at 13.18 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.91 %LSU, in 1977.

World ranks 21st of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12.73 %LSU	12.38 %LSU	13.18 %LSU	9
1970s	11.25 %LSU	10.91 %LSU	12.1 %LSU	10
1980s	11.4 %LSU	11.19 %LSU	11.82 %LSU	10
1990s	11.43 %LSU	11.19 %LSU	11.88 %LSU	10
2000s	11.43 %LSU	11.22 %LSU	11.58 %LSU	10
2010s	11.9 %LSU	11.39 %LSU	12.53 %LSU	10
2020s	12.5 %LSU	12.44 %LSU	12.55 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near World

18 Equatorial Guinea 39.03 %LSU compare
19 Mali 37.98 %LSU compare
20 Saudi Arabia 37.95 %LSU compare
21 Antigua and Barbuda 36.98 %LSU compare
22 United Arab Emirates 36.13 %LSU compare
23 Oman 35.22 %LSU compare
24 Morocco 34.21 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for World

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in World?: Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in World was 12.5 %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 World?: The highest recorded value was 13.18 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 10.91 %LSU in 1977.
How does World rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?: World ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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: 12 August 2026

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.