Sheep — Share in total livestock in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 14.72 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 14.72 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Southern Africa peaked at 28.88 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 14.29 %LSU, in 2020.
Southern Africa ranks 8th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26 %LSU | 24.24 %LSU | 28.88 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.68 %LSU | 19.74 %LSU | 24.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.45 %LSU | 20.04 %LSU | 21.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.32 %LSU | 16.72 %LSU | 19.9 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.67 %LSU | 14.89 %LSU | 16.8 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 %LSU | 14.37 %LSU | 15.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.74 %LSU | 14.29 %LSU | 15.15 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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 Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Southern Africa?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Southern Africa was 14.72 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.88 %LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.29 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Southern Africa ranks 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.