Sheep — Share in total livestock in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 5.78 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Republic of Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Republic of Moldova is 5.78 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Republic of Moldova peaked at 15 %LSU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.78 %LSU, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.54 %LSU | — |
| 1993 | 12.12 %LSU | +27.0% |
| 1994 | 12.81 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 13.85 %LSU | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 12.83 %LSU | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 14.74 %LSU | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 14.87 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.71 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 13.33 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 13.38 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.38 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 12.8 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.37 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.34 %LSU | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 12.34 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.81 %LSU | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 15 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 13.88 %LSU | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 11.02 %LSU | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 11.56 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 10.58 %LSU | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 11.15 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.16 %LSU | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 8.07 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.01 %LSU | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 9.56 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.73 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1 %LSU | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 6.32 %LSU | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 5.98 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 5.78 %LSU | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.06 %LSU | 9.54 %LSU | 14.87 %LSU | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.28 %LSU | 12.34 %LSU | 15 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.27 %LSU | 8.07 %LSU | 13.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 %LSU | 5.78 %LSU | 7.1 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 5 Palestine, State of 41.93 %LSU compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare
- 7 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
- 9 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
- 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
More environment data for Republic of Moldova
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.733 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 6,770 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.25 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 217.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.06 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 94.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.17 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Republic of Moldova?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Republic of Moldova was 5.78 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15 %LSU in 2009.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 8th out of 16 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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.