Sheep — Share in total livestock in Oceania
Oceania: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 19.77 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Oceania stood at 19.77 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Oceania peaked at 47.52 %LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 19.77 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Oceania 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.53 %LSU | 45.42 %LSU | 47.52 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.94 %LSU | 33.59 %LSU | 44.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8 %LSU | 38.09 %LSU | 42.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.41 %LSU | 31.38 %LSU | 42.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.69 %LSU | 21.86 %LSU | 30.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.32 %LSU | 20.8 %LSU | 21.68 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.92 %LSU | 19.77 %LSU | 21.7 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 40.22 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 199.29 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.95 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 381,004 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 856,056 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Oceania?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Oceania was 19.77 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.52 %LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.77 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Oceania rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Oceania ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.