Sheep — Share in total livestock in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 1.1 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 1.1 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 59.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Mozambique peaked at 1.64 %LSU in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.69 %LSU, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 %LSU | 1.25 %LSU | 1.53 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 %LSU | 0.98 %LSU | 1.64 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 %LSU | 1.05 %LSU | 1.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 %LSU | 1.08 %LSU | 1.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 %LSU | 0.96 %LSU | 1.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 %LSU | 0.83 %LSU | 1.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8375 %LSU | 0.69 %LSU | 1.1 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 173.74 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 80.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,464 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 381.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.76 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,280 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Mozambique?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Mozambique was 1.1 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 %LSU in 1971.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 %LSU in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Mozambique ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.