Sheep — Share in total livestock in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 0.53 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 0.53 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.71 %LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3 %LSU, in 1974.
Dominican Republic ranks 149th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 0.32 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.33 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.34 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.35 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.35 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.36 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.37 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.38 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.39 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.35 %LSU | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.34 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.34 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3 %LSU | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.31 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.31 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.39 %LSU | +30.0% |
| 1981 | 0.45 %LSU | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.44 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.41 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.44 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.44 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.47 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.49 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.51 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.53 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.53 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.53 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.54 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.55 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.58 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.54 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.54 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.54 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.48 %LSU | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.48 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.47 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.39 %LSU | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.55 %LSU | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.71 %LSU | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 0.66 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.61 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.63 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.59 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.61 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.61 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.62 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.61 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.59 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.59 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.59 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.55 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.54 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.53 %LSU | -1.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.53 %LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.09 %LSU, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.53 %LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.59 %LSU, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Share in total livestock in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +37.5% | 0.4 %LSU | 0.55 %LSU |
| 1980 | +30.0% | 0.3 %LSU | 0.39 %LSU |
| 2005 | +29.1% | 0.55 %LSU | 0.71 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3456 %LSU | 0.31 %LSU | 0.38 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.324 %LSU | 0.3 %LSU | 0.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.444 %LSU | 0.39 %LSU | 0.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.536 %LSU | 0.48 %LSU | 0.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.55 %LSU | 0.39 %LSU | 0.71 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.601 %LSU | 0.59 %LSU | 0.62 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.555 %LSU | 0.53 %LSU | 0.6 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Dominican Republic?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Dominican Republic was 0.53 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 %LSU in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 %LSU in 1974.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Dominican Republic ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.