Sheep — Share in total livestock in Africa
Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 11.78 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Africa is 11.78 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Africa peaked at 12.66 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 11.64 %LSU, in 2018.
Africa ranks 9th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.35 %LSU | 12.03 %LSU | 12.66 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.86 %LSU | 11.66 %LSU | 12.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.96 %LSU | 11.8 %LSU | 12.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.86 %LSU | 11.65 %LSU | 12.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 12 %LSU | 11.8 %LSU | 12.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.78 %LSU | 11.64 %LSU | 11.91 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 %LSU | 11.73 %LSU | 11.89 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 Palestine 41.93 %LSU compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare
- 8 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
- 10 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
- 12 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
More environment data for Africa
- Permanent crops — Area 45,962 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.39 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 266,831 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.51 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.95 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 312,792 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Africa?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Africa was 11.78 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 %LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.64 %LSU in 2018.
- How does Africa rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa 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.