Sheep — Share in total livestock in Argentina
Argentina: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 2.87 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Argentina, 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 Argentina is 2.87 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Argentina peaked at 12.66 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.87 %LSU, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 117th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.54 %LSU | 10.24 %LSU | 12.66 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.98 %LSU | 6.86 %LSU | 10.07 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.68 %LSU | 6.22 %LSU | 6.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.38 %LSU | 3.24 %LSU | 6.52 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 %LSU | 2.96 %LSU | 3.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 %LSU | 3.23 %LSU | 3.71 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 %LSU | 2.87 %LSU | 3.29 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.29 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,371 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 39.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 31,863 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,094 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 57.97 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 46,842 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Argentina?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Argentina was 2.87 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Argentina ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.