Sheep — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 0.84 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.84 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.91 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %LSU, in 1962.
That places Puerto Rico 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.11 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.11 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.11 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.11 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.11 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.12 %LSU | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.12 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.12 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.12 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.13 %LSU | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.12 %LSU | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.12 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.12 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.12 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.13 %LSU | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.14 %LSU | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.14 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.13 %LSU | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.13 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.13 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.13 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.13 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.15 %LSU | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.14 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.14 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.22 %LSU | +57.1% |
| 1992 | 0.27 %LSU | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.28 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.37 %LSU | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 0.38 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.39 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.41 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.41 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.41 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.15 %LSU | -63.4% |
| 2004 | 0.16 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.17 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.22 %LSU | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 0.24 %LSU | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.27 %LSU | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3 %LSU | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.33 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.36 %LSU | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.39 %LSU | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.41 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.43 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.44 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.46 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.47 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.51 %LSU | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.57 %LSU | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.61 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.69 %LSU | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.91 %LSU | +31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.84 %LSU | -7.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.84 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.39 %LSU, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.84 %LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.59 %LSU, 53% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -63.4% | 0.41 %LSU | 0.15 %LSU |
| 1991 | +57.1% | 0.14 %LSU | 0.22 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1056 %LSU | 0.1 %LSU | 0.11 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.122 %LSU | 0.12 %LSU | 0.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.136 %LSU | 0.13 %LSU | 0.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.316 %LSU | 0.14 %LSU | 0.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.273 %LSU | 0.15 %LSU | 0.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.437 %LSU | 0.33 %LSU | 0.57 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7625 %LSU | 0.61 %LSU | 0.91 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico was 0.84 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 %LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 %LSU in 1962.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Puerto Rico ranks 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.