Sheep — Share in total livestock in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 6.97 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Gambia stood at 6.97 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Gambia peaked at 8.51 %LSU in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.68 %LSU, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 88th 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 | 6.7 %LSU | 4.9 %LSU | 8.27 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.76 %LSU | 6.66 %LSU | 6.91 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.38 %LSU | 6.16 %LSU | 8.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.84 %LSU | 4.7 %LSU | 7.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.52 %LSU | 4.49 %LSU | 7.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 %LSU | 1.68 %LSU | 7.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 %LSU | 6.97 %LSU | 7.27 %LSU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Gambia?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Gambia was 6.97 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.51 %LSU in 1986.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 %LSU in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Gambia ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.