Sheep — Share in total livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 1.84 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 1.84 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 7.32 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.84 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 24th out of 31 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.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.32 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7.1 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 7 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 6.82 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 6.75 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 6.59 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 6.41 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 6.2 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 6.22 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.86 %LSU | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 5.56 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 5.16 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 5.05 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.65 %LSU | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 4.56 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.41 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 4.3 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 4.22 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.2 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.15 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.18 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.07 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.95 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.78 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 3.88 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 3.87 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.9 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.87 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.9 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.8 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.74 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.63 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.22 %LSU | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 3.1 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.93 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 2.83 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.72 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.66 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.66 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.58 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.51 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.32 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.28 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.28 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.31 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.33 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.34 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.25 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.23 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.21 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.15 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.16 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.07 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.02 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.98 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.95 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.98 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.97 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.89 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.86 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.84 %LSU | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.71 %LSU | 6.2 %LSU | 7.32 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.8 %LSU | 4.2 %LSU | 5.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.95 %LSU | 3.78 %LSU | 4.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 %LSU | 2.66 %LSU | 3.8 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 %LSU | 2.25 %LSU | 2.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 %LSU | 1.95 %LSU | 2.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 %LSU | 1.84 %LSU | 1.97 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 21 Mongolia 23.67 %LSU compare
- 22 Yemen 21.76 %LSU compare
- 23 Montenegro 21.49 %LSU compare
- 24 New Zealand 21.44 %LSU compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.9 %LSU compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 20.2 %LSU compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.09 %LSU compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.84 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.