Sheep — Share in total livestock in Cyprus
Cyprus: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 18.81 %LSU in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Cyprus, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Cyprus is 18.81 %LSU, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Cyprus peaked at 33.58 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 10.83 %LSU, in 2003.
Cyprus ranks 30th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.45 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 33.58 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 32.03 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 32.46 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 31.22 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 27.37 %LSU | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 23.92 %LSU | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 23.15 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 22.96 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 22.4 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 23.14 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 24.18 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 25.03 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 24.54 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 20.55 %LSU | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 20.92 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 21.31 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 21.46 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 21.8 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 23.37 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 22.76 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 22.62 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 21.8 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 20.81 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 21 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 21.2 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 20.34 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 18.62 %LSU | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 17.83 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 18.13 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 16.57 %LSU | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 14.99 %LSU | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 13.61 %LSU | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 12.8 %LSU | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 12.21 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 11.64 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 11.44 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.86 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 10.84 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.11 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.49 %LSU | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 11.59 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 10.83 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 11.81 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 12.33 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.23 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.76 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.98 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 13.54 %LSU | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 14.42 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 15.84 %LSU | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 16.13 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15.4 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 15.9 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 14.73 %LSU | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 14.92 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.13 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.46 %LSU | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 18.01 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.87 %LSU | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 18.25 %LSU | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 18.81 %LSU | +3.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 18.81 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 3.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 18.81 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.9 %LSU | 22.96 %LSU | 33.58 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.53 %LSU | 20.55 %LSU | 25.03 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.04 %LSU | 17.83 %LSU | 23.37 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.31 %LSU | 10.84 %LSU | 18.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.97 %LSU | 10.83 %LSU | 13.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.79 %LSU | 14.42 %LSU | 18.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.98 %LSU | 13.87 %LSU | 18.81 %LSU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.09 %LSU compare
- 28 Australia 19.81 %LSU compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 19.01 %LSU compare
- 31 Bahrain 17.82 %LSU compare
- 32 Afghanistan 17.52 %LSU compare
- 32 Nigeria 17.52 %LSU compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Cyprus?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Cyprus was 18.81 %LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 33.58 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 %LSU in 2003.
- How does Cyprus rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Cyprus ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.