Sheep — Share in total livestock in Tunisia
Tunisia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 24.77 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 24.77 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Tunisia peaked at 43.52 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 24.38 %LSU, in 2022.
Tunisia ranks 19th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.05 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 39.02 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 42.78 %LSU | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 43.52 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 41.56 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 42.53 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 37.14 %LSU | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 33.18 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 35.62 %LSU | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 32.76 %LSU | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 33.51 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 34.62 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 35.65 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 35.9 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 36.62 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 33.42 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 32.95 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 31.51 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 29.86 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 32.19 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 31.38 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 31.96 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 32.68 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 32.79 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 33.15 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 31.38 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 31.11 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 30.48 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 30.21 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 30.96 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 32 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 32.67 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 34.43 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 32.53 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 33.15 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.54 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 31.37 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 30.56 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 29.6 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 29.73 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 29.21 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 29.14 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.21 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.88 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 30.39 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.45 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 30.93 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 29.98 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 30.34 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 29.03 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 28.83 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.81 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 27.27 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 26.94 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.78 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 25.67 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.49 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 25.83 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.87 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.93 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.66 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.38 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 24.77 %LSU | +1.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 24.77 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.43 %LSU, 4.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 24.77 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.05 %LSU, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.27 %LSU | 33.18 %LSU | 43.52 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.68 %LSU | 29.86 %LSU | 36.62 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.73 %LSU | 30.21 %LSU | 33.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.08 %LSU | 29.6 %LSU | 34.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.03 %LSU | 29.14 %LSU | 31.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.85 %LSU | 25.49 %LSU | 29.03 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.68 %LSU | 24.38 %LSU | 24.93 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 26.04 %LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 0.04 %LSU compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 26.02 %LSU compare
- 18 North Macedonia 25.6 %LSU compare
- 20 Iceland 24.06 %LSU compare
- 21 Mongolia 23.67 %LSU compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 3.31 %LSU compare
- 22 Yemen 21.76 %LSU compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Tunisia?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Tunisia was 24.77 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.52 %LSU in 1964.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.38 %LSU in 2022.
- How does Tunisia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Tunisia ranks 19th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.