Sheep — Share in total livestock in Madagascar

Madagascar: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 1.93 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.93 %LSU
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
130th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.19 %LSU
in 2022
All-time low
0.56 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Madagascar, 1961–2023

0.511.52196119922023

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 130th of 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 127 Barbados 2.01 %LSU compare
  2. 128 Bangladesh 1.97 %LSU compare
  3. 129 Mexico 1.95 %LSU compare
  4. 131 Czechoslovakia 1.91 %LSU compare
  5. 132 Switzerland 1.88 %LSU compare
  6. 133 Fiji 1.85 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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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 130th out of 192 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

Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.