Sheep — Share in total livestock in Central Asia

Central Asia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 20.92 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.92 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 35 groups
All-time high
28.74 %LSU
in 1993
All-time low
20.92 %LSU
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Central Asia, 1992–2023

01020301992200720231992: 28.5 %LSU1993: 28.7 %LSU1994: 28.3 %LSU1995: 25.9 %LSU1996: 24.7 %LSU1997: 22.8 %LSU1998: 22.4 %LSU1999: 22.4 %LSU2000: 22.4 %LSU2001: 22.4 %LSU2002: 23.1 %LSU2003: 23.8 %LSU2004: 23.1 %LSU2005: 23.1 %LSU2006: 23.3 %LSU2007: 23.2 %LSU2008: 23.5 %LSU2009: 22.8 %LSU2010: 22.8 %LSU2011: 22.8 %LSU2012: 23 %LSU2013: 22.8 %LSU2014: 22.5 %LSU2015: 22.3 %LSU2016: 21.6 %LSU2017: 21.4 %LSU2018: 21.3 %LSU2019: 21.8 %LSU2020: 21.5 %LSU2021: 21.1 %LSU2022: 21 %LSU2023: 20.9 %LSU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Central Asia recorded 20.92 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Central Asia peaked at 28.74 %LSU in 1993 and was at its lowest, 20.92 %LSU, in 2023.

Central Asia ranks 2nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.47 %LSU 22.4 %LSU 28.74 %LSU 8
2000s 23.07 %LSU 22.38 %LSU 23.81 %LSU 10
2010s 22.25 %LSU 21.32 %LSU 23.04 %LSU 10
2020s 21.13 %LSU 20.92 %LSU 21.47 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
  2. 2 Syrian Arab Republic 64.46 %LSU compare
  3. 3 Libya 45.66 %LSU compare
  4. 4 Algeria 43.32 %LSU compare
  5. 5 Greece 43.27 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Central Asia?
Sheep — share in total livestock in Central Asia was 20.92 %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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 28.74 %LSU in 1993.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.92 %LSU in 2023.
How does Central Asia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
Central Asia ranks 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central Asia 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

Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.