Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Senegal
Senegal: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.09 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Senegal is 0.09 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Senegal peaked at 0.09 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Senegal 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0122 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.055 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.068 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0825 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 19 Chad 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Ethiopia 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Tajikistan 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 0.09 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.09 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Ireland 0.09 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Israel 0.09 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Pakistan 0.09 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 0.09 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8177 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.6365 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Senegal?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Senegal was 0.09 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Senegal ranks 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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
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.