Sheep — Share in total livestock in Morocco
Morocco: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 26.88 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 26.88 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Morocco peaked at 28.55 %LSU in 1971 and was at its lowest, 19.63 %LSU, in 1963.
Morocco ranks 13th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Morocco, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.56 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 22.2 %LSU | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 19.63 %LSU | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 21.06 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 23.33 %LSU | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 23.32 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 23.92 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 25.58 %LSU | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 25.93 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 27.12 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 28.55 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 26.93 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 26.23 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 26.84 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 24.7 %LSU | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 24.44 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 25.4 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 24.29 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 23.9 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 28.36 %LSU | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 28.34 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 23.83 %LSU | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 28.02 %LSU | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 26.97 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 27.6 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 27.62 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 27.3 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 23.16 %LSU | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 23.77 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 23.17 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 23.72 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.66 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.42 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 26.31 %LSU | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 25.62 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 26.71 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 27 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 26.1 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 26.61 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 27.07 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 27.03 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 26.06 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 26.33 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 26.39 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.3 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.12 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.75 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.54 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.33 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.64 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 26.01 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.29 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25.64 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.59 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.6 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 25.96 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 25.84 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.37 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 27.03 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 27.74 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.14 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 27.41 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 26.88 %LSU | -1.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 26.88 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.43 %LSU, 5.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 26.88 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.05 %LSU, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.39 %LSU | 19.63 %LSU | 25.93 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.84 %LSU | 23.9 %LSU | 28.55 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.5 %LSU | 23.16 %LSU | 28.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.33 %LSU | 23.17 %LSU | 27 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.19 %LSU | 25.33 %LSU | 27.07 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9 %LSU | 24.6 %LSU | 27.03 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.54 %LSU | 26.88 %LSU | 28.14 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 4.04 %LSU compare
- 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 %LSU compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 8.24 %LSU compare
- 14 Romania 26.83 %LSU compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.51 %LSU compare
- 15 Albania 26.44 %LSU compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.43 %LSU compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 26.04 %LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 0.04 %LSU compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Morocco?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Morocco was 26.88 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 28.55 %LSU in 1971.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.63 %LSU in 1963.
- How does Morocco rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Morocco ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.