Sheep — Share in total livestock in Central America
Central America: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 1.55 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Central America stood at 1.55 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Central America peaked at 2.53 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.3 %LSU, in 1986.
That places Central America 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 2.28 %LSU | 2.1 %LSU | 2.53 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8 %LSU | 1.67 %LSU | 1.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 %LSU | 1.3 %LSU | 1.62 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 %LSU | 1.32 %LSU | 1.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 %LSU | 1.33 %LSU | 1.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 %LSU | 1.59 %LSU | 1.68 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 %LSU | 1.55 %LSU | 1.58 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 26 New Zealand 21.44 %LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.9 %LSU compare
- 28 Türkiye 20.41 %LSU compare
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 20.2 %LSU compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.09 %LSU compare
- 31 Australia 19.81 %LSU compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 19.01 %LSU compare
More environment data for Central America
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.51 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 28.48 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 33,122 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.26 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Central America?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Central America was 1.55 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 %LSU in 1986.
- How does Central America rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Central America ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.