Sheep — Share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 10.4 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 10.4 %LSU.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 11.61 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 9.52 %LSU, in 1993.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 37 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3 %LSU | 11.09 %LSU | 11.61 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.28 %LSU | 10.05 %LSU | 10.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.17 %LSU | 9.86 %LSU | 10.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.78 %LSU | 9.52 %LSU | 10.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.06 %LSU | 9.94 %LSU | 10.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.13 %LSU | 9.82 %LSU | 10.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.37 %LSU | 10.31 %LSU | 10.42 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 9 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
- 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
- 13 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
- 14 Romania 26.83 %LSU compare
- 15 Albania 26.44 %LSU compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 704,021 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 41,984 1000 ha (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa was 10.4 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.61 %LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 %LSU in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th out of 37 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.