Sheep — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 17.52 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 17.52 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Afghanistan peaked at 40.23 %LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.91 %LSU, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 35th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.55 %LSU | 33.81 %LSU | 35.53 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.53 %LSU | 25.86 %LSU | 34.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.03 %LSU | 30.61 %LSU | 38.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8 %LSU | 30.76 %LSU | 40.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.62 %LSU | 14.91 %LSU | 33.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7 %LSU | 18.85 %LSU | 20.89 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.21 %LSU | 17.52 %LSU | 18.75 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,208 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 30,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 271 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Afghanistan?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Afghanistan was 17.52 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.23 %LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.91 %LSU in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — 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.