Sheep — Share in total livestock in World
World: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 6.76 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in World stood at 6.76 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in World peaked at 9.8 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6.3 %LSU, in 2010.
That places World 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 9.41 %LSU | 9.18 %LSU | 9.8 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.12 %LSU | 7.76 %LSU | 8.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.91 %LSU | 7.75 %LSU | 8.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.18 %LSU | 6.74 %LSU | 7.98 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.52 %LSU | 6.33 %LSU | 6.73 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 %LSU | 6.3 %LSU | 6.73 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 %LSU | 6.71 %LSU | 6.82 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 18 Azerbaijan 26.02 %LSU compare
- 19 North Macedonia 25.6 %LSU compare
- 20 Tunisia 24.77 %LSU compare
- 21 Iceland 24.06 %LSU compare
- 22 Mongolia 23.67 %LSU compare
- 23 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23.4 %LSU compare
- 24 Yemen 21.76 %LSU compare
More environment data for World
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in World?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in World was 6.76 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 %LSU in 2010.
- How does World rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- World ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.