Sheep — Share in total livestock in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 1.93 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 1.93 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Madagascar peaked at 2.19 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.56 %LSU, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 122nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.56 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 0.66 %LSU | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 0.81 %LSU | +22.7% |
| 1964 | 0.85 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.87 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.95 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.96 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.15 %LSU | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 1.26 %LSU | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 1.39 %LSU | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 1.51 %LSU | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 1.49 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.42 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 1.35 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.33 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.24 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 1.14 %LSU | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 1 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.29 %LSU | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 1.39 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.38 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.03 %LSU | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 0.96 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 1.03 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.94 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 1.16 %LSU | +23.4% |
| 1988 | 1.19 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.26 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.28 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.31 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.33 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.36 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.38 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.29 %LSU | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.19 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.11 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.03 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.29 %LSU | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 1.46 %LSU | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.84 %LSU | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 1.72 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.28 %LSU | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.32 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.34 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.37 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.43 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.44 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.44 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.41 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.39 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6 %LSU | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.78 %LSU | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 2.03 %LSU | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 2.19 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.93 %LSU | -11.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.93 %LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.88 %LSU, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.93 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.63 %LSU, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8967 %LSU | 0.56 %LSU | 1.26 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 %LSU | 1 %LSU | 1.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 %LSU | 0.94 %LSU | 1.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 %LSU | 1.03 %LSU | 1.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 %LSU | 1.03 %LSU | 1.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 %LSU | 1.37 %LSU | 1.6 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 %LSU | 1.78 %LSU | 2.19 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 119 Barbados 2.01 %LSU compare
- 120 Bangladesh 1.97 %LSU compare
- 121 Mexico 1.95 %LSU compare
- 123 Czechoslovakia 1.91 %LSU compare
- 124 Switzerland 1.88 %LSU compare
- 125 Fiji 1.85 %LSU compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Madagascar?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Madagascar was 1.93 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 %LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Madagascar ranks 122nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.