Sheep — Share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Sheep — Share in total livestock was 1.97 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS) is 1.97 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 4.55 %LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8 %LSU, in 1967.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.87 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 0.83 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.82 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.82 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.82 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.81 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.81 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.82 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.84 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.88 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.92 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.93 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.94 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.95 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.97 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.98 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.99 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.03 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1.06 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.08 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.06 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.08 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.08 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.1 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.12 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.76 %LSU | +235.7% |
| 1990 | 3.8 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.8 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.55 %LSU | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 3.67 %LSU | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 3.8 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.94 %LSU | -48.9% |
| 1996 | 1.86 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2 %LSU | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 2.14 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6 %LSU | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 3.05 %LSU | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 2.98 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.84 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.81 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.67 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.68 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.96 %LSU | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 2.81 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.87 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.78 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.61 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.42 %LSU | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 2.41 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.38 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.51 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.15 %LSU | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 2.17 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.07 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 2 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.99 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.06 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.02 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.99 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.97 %LSU | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +235.7% | 1.12 %LSU | 3.76 %LSU |
| 1995 | -48.9% | 3.8 %LSU | 1.94 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8222 %LSU | 0.8 %LSU | 0.87 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.93 %LSU | 0.84 %LSU | 0.99 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 %LSU | 1.03 %LSU | 3.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 %LSU | 1.86 %LSU | 4.55 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 %LSU | 2.67 %LSU | 3.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 %LSU | 1.99 %LSU | 2.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 %LSU | 1.97 %LSU | 2.06 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 5.78 %LSU compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.06 %LSU compare
- 9 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 4.04 %LSU compare
- 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 %LSU compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
- 13 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 8.24 %LSU compare
- 14 Romania 26.83 %LSU compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.51 %LSU compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 1.97 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 %LSU in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 %LSU in 1967.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 11th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.