Sheep — Share in total livestock in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 14.71 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Western Africa stood at 14.71 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Western Africa peaked at 14.71 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.89 %LSU, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.89 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 8.94 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 9.14 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 9.26 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 9.3 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 9.53 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 9.79 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 9.96 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 10.1 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 10.48 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 10.33 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 10.54 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 10.88 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 10.73 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 11.07 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 11.46 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 11.72 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 11.97 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 11.96 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.98 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 12.1 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 12.03 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 11.71 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 11.76 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 12.15 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 12.46 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 12.45 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.39 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 12.43 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 12.49 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 12.15 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 12.12 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 12.11 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 12.24 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.4 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 12.84 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 13.3 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 13.7 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 14.21 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 14.48 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 14.6 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.69 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.27 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.23 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.21 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.16 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.22 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.12 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.11 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.12 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.12 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.19 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.25 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.86 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.06 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.1 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.2 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.19 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.22 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.52 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.49 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.71 %LSU | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.43 %LSU | 8.89 %LSU | 10.1 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.11 %LSU | 10.33 %LSU | 11.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.15 %LSU | 11.71 %LSU | 12.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.76 %LSU | 12.11 %LSU | 14.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.31 %LSU | 14.11 %LSU | 14.69 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 %LSU | 13.86 %LSU | 14.25 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.55 %LSU | 14.49 %LSU | 14.71 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 3 Algeria 43.32 %LSU compare
- 3 Türkiye 20.41 %LSU compare
- 4 Greece 43.27 %LSU compare
- 5 Palestine 41.93 %LSU compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 38.45 %LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.99 %LSU compare
- 7 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 5.78 %LSU compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.06 %LSU compare
- 9 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Western Africa?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Western Africa was 14.71 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.71 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.89 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.