Sheep — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 4.04 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.04 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 16 countries
All-time high
6.15 %LSU
in 1962
All-time low
3.04 %LSU
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania is 4.04 %LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 6.15 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3.04 %LSU, in 2010.

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

Sheep — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 6.08 %LSU
1962 6.15 %LSU +1.2%
1963 5.81 %LSU -5.5%
1964 5.2 %LSU -10.5%
1965 4.84 %LSU -6.9%
1966 5.15 %LSU +6.4%
1967 5.04 %LSU -2.1%
1968 4.93 %LSU -2.2%
1969 4.83 %LSU -2.0%
1970 4.72 %LSU -2.3%
1971 4.62 %LSU -2.1%
1972 4.52 %LSU -2.2%
1973 5.18 %LSU +14.6%
1974 5.17 %LSU -0.2%
1975 5.17 %LSU +0.0%
1976 5.08 %LSU -1.7%
1977 5.07 %LSU -0.2%
1978 5.06 %LSU -0.2%
1979 5.05 %LSU -0.2%
1980 5.04 %LSU -0.2%
1981 4.91 %LSU -2.6%
1982 4.9 %LSU -0.2%
1983 4.9 %LSU +0.0%
1984 4.14 %LSU -15.5%
1985 4.57 %LSU +10.4%
1986 4.54 %LSU -0.7%
1987 4.51 %LSU -0.7%
1988 4.48 %LSU -0.7%
1989 4.45 %LSU -0.7%
1990 4.42 %LSU -0.7%
1991 4.36 %LSU -1.4%
1992 4.31 %LSU -1.1%
1993 4.26 %LSU -1.2%
1994 4.23 %LSU -0.7%
1995 3.63 %LSU -14.2%
1996 4.14 %LSU +14.0%
1997 4.1 %LSU -1.0%
1998 4.05 %LSU -1.2%
1999 3.3 %LSU -18.5%
2000 3.39 %LSU +2.7%
2001 3.34 %LSU -1.5%
2002 3.28 %LSU -1.8%
2003 3.6 %LSU +9.8%
2004 3.24 %LSU -10.0%
2005 3.2 %LSU -1.2%
2006 3.07 %LSU -4.1%
2007 3.15 %LSU +2.6%
2008 3.1 %LSU -1.6%
2009 3.06 %LSU -1.3%
2010 3.04 %LSU -0.7%
2011 4.81 %LSU +58.2%
2012 4.94 %LSU +2.7%
2013 5.06 %LSU +2.4%
2014 5.45 %LSU +7.7%
2015 3.78 %LSU -30.6%
2016 3.82 %LSU +1.1%
2017 3.78 %LSU -1.0%
2018 3.74 %LSU -1.1%
2019 3.88 %LSU +3.7%
2020 3.92 %LSU +1.0%
2021 4.07 %LSU +3.8%
2022 4.05 %LSU -0.5%
2023 4.04 %LSU -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.34 %LSU 4.83 %LSU 6.15 %LSU 9
1970s 4.96 %LSU 4.52 %LSU 5.18 %LSU 10
1980s 4.64 %LSU 4.14 %LSU 5.04 %LSU 10
1990s 4.08 %LSU 3.3 %LSU 4.42 %LSU 10
2000s 3.24 %LSU 3.06 %LSU 3.6 %LSU 10
2010s 4.23 %LSU 3.04 %LSU 5.45 %LSU 10
2020s 4.02 %LSU 3.92 %LSU 4.07 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.99 %LSU compare
  2. 7 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
  3. 8 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
  4. 8 Republic of Moldova 5.78 %LSU compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.06 %LSU compare
  6. 9 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
  7. 10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
  8. 11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
  9. 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 %LSU compare
  10. 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
  11. 13 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
  12. 13 Melanesia 0.54 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania?
Sheep — share in total livestock in United Republic of Tanzania was 4.04 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 6.15 %LSU in 1962.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 3.04 %LSU in 2010.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 10th out of 16 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.