What is sheep — share in total livestock in Middle Africa?

Sheep — share in total livestock in Middle Africa was 10.36 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?

The highest recorded value was 10.36 %LSU in 2023.

What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 5.17 %LSU in 1980.

How does Middle Africa rank for sheep — share in total livestock?

Middle Africa ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Middle Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Middle Africa 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.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa

Name: Sheep — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Middle Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 10.36 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

10.36 %LSU

Change on year

up 1.8%

Rank

14th

of 35 groups

All-time high

10.36 %LSU

in 2023

All-time low

5.17 %LSU

in 1980

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Middle Africa stood at 10.36 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Middle Africa peaked at 10.36 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.17 %LSU, in 1980.

That places Middle Africa 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.96 %LSU	6.8 %LSU	7.19 %LSU	9
1970s	6.13 %LSU	5.35 %LSU	6.8 %LSU	10
1980s	5.43 %LSU	5.17 %LSU	6.02 %LSU	10
1990s	6.54 %LSU	6.13 %LSU	6.89 %LSU	10
2000s	7.6 %LSU	6.94 %LSU	8.26 %LSU	10
2010s	8.74 %LSU	8.12 %LSU	9.49 %LSU	10
2020s	10.08 %LSU	9.79 %LSU	10.36 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

11 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
12 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
14 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
15 Romania 26.83 %LSU compare
16 Albania 26.44 %LSU compare
17 Kyrgyzstan 26.04 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More environment data for Middle Africa

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Middle Africa?: Sheep — share in total livestock in Middle Africa was 10.36 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?: The highest recorded value was 10.36 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 5.17 %LSU in 1980.
How does Middle Africa rank for sheep — share in total livestock?: Middle Africa ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Middle Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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: 12 August 2026

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.