Sheep — Share in total livestock in Mali
Mali: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 15.95 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Mali, 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 Mali is 15.95 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Mali peaked at 15.95 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.62 %LSU, in 1991.
Mali ranks 41st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Mali, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.71 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 12.81 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 12.89 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 13.11 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 12.78 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 12.79 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 12.95 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 13.63 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 13.27 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 13.35 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 12.77 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 12.71 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 11.44 %LSU | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 13.91 %LSU | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 14.81 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 14.96 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 15.62 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 15.66 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 14.9 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 13.22 %LSU | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 12.7 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 12.39 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 12.52 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 12.93 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 13.56 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 13.98 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 13.76 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 13.71 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 14 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 14.06 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 10.62 %LSU | -24.5% |
| 1992 | 10.71 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.8 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.95 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.05 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 12.32 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 12.57 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 12.61 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 12.6 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.38 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 10.89 %LSU | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 11.76 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 11.84 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.81 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.01 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.48 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.53 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.7 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.04 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.25 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.48 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.66 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.85 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.06 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.41 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 14.79 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.98 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.18 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.37 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.56 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.76 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.95 %LSU | +1.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 15.95 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.88 %LSU, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 15.95 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.63 %LSU, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1 %LSU | 12.78 %LSU | 13.71 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.01 %LSU | 11.44 %LSU | 15.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.28 %LSU | 12.39 %LSU | 14 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.93 %LSU | 10.62 %LSU | 14.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.04 %LSU | 10.89 %LSU | 12.7 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.07 %LSU | 13.04 %LSU | 15.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.66 %LSU | 15.37 %LSU | 15.95 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 38 Bulgaria 16.13 %LSU compare
- 39 South Africa 16 %LSU compare
- 40 Iraq 15.97 %LSU compare
- 42 Tajikistan 15.87 %LSU compare
- 43 Norway 15.8 %LSU compare
- 44 Sudan (former) 15.77 %LSU compare
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Mali?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Mali was 15.95 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 15.95 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.62 %LSU in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Mali ranks 41st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.