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 31 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.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Oceania, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.59 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 46.43 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 46.14 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 46.54 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 47.52 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 46.86 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 47.13 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 46.14 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 45.42 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 44.63 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 43.14 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 39.2 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 34.96 %LSU | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 34.38 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 34.1 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 33.69 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 33.59 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 34.85 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 36.85 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 38.09 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 38.75 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 39.74 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 40.77 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 41.54 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 41.93 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 40.72 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 41.85 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 42.11 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 42.54 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 42.45 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 41.04 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 38.73 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 36.98 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 34.72 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 32.97 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 32.55 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 31.92 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 31.38 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 31.39 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.81 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 29.17 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 28.12 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 27.75 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 27.67 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.65 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.77 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 24.89 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 23.2 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 21.86 %LSU | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 21.68 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 21.45 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.66 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 21.39 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.8 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 21.26 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.38 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 21.61 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.11 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.91 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.99 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.21 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 21.7 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.77 %LSU | -8.9% |
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
- 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 64.46 %LSU compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23.4 %LSU compare
- 2 Libya 45.66 %LSU compare
- 3 Algeria 43.32 %LSU compare
- 3 Türkiye 20.41 %LSU compare
- 4 Greece 43.27 %LSU compare
- 5 Palestine 41.93 %LSU compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/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 31 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.