Sheep — Share in total livestock in Somalia

Somalia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 10.55 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
10.55 %LSU
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
66th
of 192 countries
All-time high
14.18 %LSU
in 1995
All-time low
10.55 %LSU
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Somalia, 1961–2023

051015196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Somalia is 10.55 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Somalia peaked at 14.18 %LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.55 %LSU, in 2023.

Somalia ranks 66th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.42 %LSU 11.28 %LSU 11.62 %LSU 9
1970s 11.69 %LSU 11.09 %LSU 12.14 %LSU 10
1980s 12.18 %LSU 10.95 %LSU 13.35 %LSU 10
1990s 13.52 %LSU 12.74 %LSU 14.18 %LSU 10
2000s 13.13 %LSU 12.17 %LSU 13.74 %LSU 10
2010s 11.94 %LSU 11.01 %LSU 12.56 %LSU 10
2020s 10.89 %LSU 10.55 %LSU 11.18 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 63 Kenya 11.27 %LSU compare
  2. 64 Georgia 11.14 %LSU compare
  3. 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.58 %LSU compare
  4. 67 Portugal 10.19 %LSU compare
  5. 68 Kuwait 10.01 %LSU compare
  6. 69 Niger 9.93 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Somalia?
Sheep — share in total livestock in Somalia was 10.55 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 14.18 %LSU in 1995.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.55 %LSU in 2023.
How does Somalia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
Somalia ranks 66th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia 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

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
Last refreshed

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.