Sheep — Share in total livestock in Türkiye

Türkiye: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 20.41 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.41 %LSU
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
3rd
of 16 countries
All-time high
27.57 %LSU
in 1989
All-time low
16.89 %LSU
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Türkiye stood at 20.41 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Türkiye peaked at 27.57 %LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 16.89 %LSU, in 2013.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Share in total livestock in Türkiye, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 19.91 %LSU —
1962 19.72 %LSU -1.0%
1963 18.69 %LSU -5.2%
1964 19.07 %LSU +2.0%
1965 18.8 %LSU -1.4%
1966 19.14 %LSU +1.8%
1967 19.24 %LSU +0.5%
1968 19.51 %LSU +1.4%
1969 20.1 %LSU +3.0%
1970 20.58 %LSU +2.4%
1971 21.26 %LSU +3.3%
1972 21.44 %LSU +0.8%
1973 22.31 %LSU +4.1%
1974 22.75 %LSU +2.0%
1975 22.89 %LSU +0.6%
1976 22.92 %LSU +0.1%
1977 22.61 %LSU -1.4%
1978 22.83 %LSU +1.0%
1979 22.96 %LSU +0.6%
1980 23.21 %LSU +1.1%
1981 23.86 %LSU +2.8%
1982 24.26 %LSU +1.7%
1983 25.87 %LSU +6.6%
1984 26.18 %LSU +1.2%
1985 25.22 %LSU -3.7%
1986 26.12 %LSU +3.6%
1987 26.45 %LSU +1.3%
1988 26.59 %LSU +0.5%
1989 27.57 %LSU +3.7%
1990 27.43 %LSU -0.5%
1991 26.01 %LSU -5.2%
1992 25.16 %LSU -3.3%
1993 24.43 %LSU -2.9%
1994 23.66 %LSU -3.2%
1995 23.7 %LSU +0.2%
1996 22.7 %LSU -4.2%
1997 22.13 %LSU -2.5%
1998 20.52 %LSU -7.3%
1999 20.29 %LSU -1.1%
2000 20.56 %LSU +1.3%
2001 20.66 %LSU +0.5%
2002 19.64 %LSU -4.9%
2003 18.95 %LSU -3.5%
2004 18.89 %LSU -0.3%
2005 18.26 %LSU -3.3%
2006 17.6 %LSU -3.6%
2007 18.44 %LSU +4.8%
2008 18.63 %LSU +1.0%
2009 18.21 %LSU -2.3%
2010 16.99 %LSU -6.7%
2011 17.06 %LSU +0.4%
2012 17.03 %LSU -0.2%
2013 16.89 %LSU -0.8%
2014 17.09 %LSU +1.2%
2015 17.82 %LSU +4.3%
2016 17.98 %LSU +0.9%
2017 17.54 %LSU -2.4%
2018 17.31 %LSU -1.3%
2019 17.83 %LSU +3.0%
2020 19.13 %LSU +7.3%
2021 20.18 %LSU +5.5%
2022 21.04 %LSU +4.3%
2023 20.41 %LSU -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.35 %LSU 18.69 %LSU 20.1 %LSU 9
1970s 22.26 %LSU 20.58 %LSU 22.96 %LSU 10
1980s 25.53 %LSU 23.21 %LSU 27.57 %LSU 10
1990s 23.6 %LSU 20.29 %LSU 27.43 %LSU 10
2000s 18.98 %LSU 17.6 %LSU 20.66 %LSU 10
2010s 17.35 %LSU 16.89 %LSU 17.98 %LSU 10
2020s 20.19 %LSU 19.13 %LSU 21.04 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
  2. 1 Syrian Arab Republic 64.46 %LSU compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23.4 %LSU compare
  4. 2 Libya 45.66 %LSU compare
  5. 3 Algeria 43.32 %LSU compare
  6. 4 Greece 43.27 %LSU compare
  7. 5 Palestine 41.93 %LSU compare
  8. 6 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Türkiye?
Sheep — share in total livestock in Türkiye was 20.41 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 27.57 %LSU in 1989.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 16.89 %LSU in 2013.
How does Türkiye rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 16 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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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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
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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.