Sheep — Share in total livestock in Serbia

Serbia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 13.15 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.15 %LSU
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
53rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
13.15 %LSU
in 2023
All-time low
7.64 %LSU
in 2010
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Serbia, 2006–2023

0510152006201420232006: 8.9 %LSU2007: 8.2 %LSU2008: 8.5 %LSU2009: 7.9 %LSU2010: 7.6 %LSU2011: 8.5 %LSU2012: 8.6 %LSU2013: 9.5 %LSU2014: 10.1 %LSU2015: 10.2 %LSU2016: 10.1 %LSU2017: 10.5 %LSU2018: 10.8 %LSU2019: 10.2 %LSU2020: 10.4 %LSU2021: 10.7 %LSU2022: 11.5 %LSU2023: 13.2 %LSU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Serbia stood at 13.15 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Serbia peaked at 13.15 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.64 %LSU, in 2010.

That places Serbia 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Share in total livestock in Serbia, 2006 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
2006 8.88 %LSU —
2007 8.22 %LSU -7.4%
2008 8.51 %LSU +3.5%
2009 7.89 %LSU -7.3%
2010 7.64 %LSU -3.2%
2011 8.48 %LSU +11.0%
2012 8.62 %LSU +1.7%
2013 9.5 %LSU +10.2%
2014 10.08 %LSU +6.1%
2015 10.23 %LSU +1.5%
2016 10.12 %LSU -1.1%
2017 10.46 %LSU +3.4%
2018 10.83 %LSU +3.5%
2019 10.19 %LSU -5.9%
2020 10.37 %LSU +1.8%
2021 10.72 %LSU +3.4%
2022 11.53 %LSU +7.6%
2023 13.15 %LSU +14.1%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 13.15 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.09 %LSU, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 13.15 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.72 %LSU, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.38 %LSU 7.89 %LSU 8.88 %LSU 4
2010s 9.62 %LSU 7.64 %LSU 10.83 %LSU 10
2020s 11.44 %LSU 10.37 %LSU 13.15 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 50 Eritrea 13.72 %LSU compare
  2. 51 South Sudan 13.69 %LSU compare
  3. 52 Burkina Faso 13.54 %LSU compare
  4. 54 Togo 12.82 %LSU compare
  5. 55 Chad 12.69 %LSU compare
  6. 56 Yugoslav SFR 12.66 %LSU

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Serbia?
Sheep — share in total livestock in Serbia was 13.15 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 13.15 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.64 %LSU in 2010.
How does Serbia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
Serbia ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
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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.