Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 14.27 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 14.27 %LSU.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Zambia peaked at 14.45 %LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.08 %LSU, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 88th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.94 %LSU | 2.53 %LSU | 5.23 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.78 %LSU | 2.36 %LSU | 3.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 %LSU | 2.08 %LSU | 3.6 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 %LSU | 3.44 %LSU | 6.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4 %LSU | 7.71 %LSU | 11.99 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.26 %LSU | 8.93 %LSU | 14.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.17 %LSU | 13.62 %LSU | 14.45 %LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 952 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 292 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 128 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 52,192 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Zambia was 14.27 %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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.45 %LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 %LSU in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Zambia ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.