How does Rwanda rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Rwanda ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Rwanda

Name: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Rwanda
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Rwanda: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.02 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

96th

of 192 countries

All-time high

0.04 LSU/ha

in 2005

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1964

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Rwanda, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.02 LSU/ha for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Rwanda peaked at 0.04 LSU/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1964.

Rwanda ranks 96th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0133 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.016 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.019 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.028 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.035 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

96 Australia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Austria 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Bulgaria 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Cabo Verde 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Comoros 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Cuba 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 France 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Guinea 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Guyana 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Haiti 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Hungary 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Iceland 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Republic of Moldova 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Slovakia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Slovenia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Somalia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Switzerland 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 United Republic of Tanzania 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 USSR 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 Caribbean 0.02 LSU/ha compare
96 OECD 0.02 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Rwanda?: Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Rwanda was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2005.
What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1964.
How does Rwanda rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Rwanda ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 227 places, 12,936 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.