Mauritania vs South Africa: Asses — Stocks

Mauritania
103,485 LSU
in 2023
South Africa
71,467 LSU
in 2023
Mauritania rank
27th
South Africa rank
30th

Asses — Stocks over time

  • Mauritania
  • South Africa
50.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 103,485 LSU against 71,467 LSU in South Africa, a difference of 32,018 LSU.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Mauritania ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 48,167 LSU 153,500 LSU 105,333 LSU South Africa
1970s 50,550 LSU 105,650 LSU 55,100 LSU South Africa
1980s 43,695 LSU 105,000 LSU 61,305 LSU South Africa
1990s 52,845 LSU 105,000 LSU 52,155 LSU South Africa
2000s 75,858 LSU 75,075 LSU 783 LSU Mauritania
2010s 93,240 LSU 75,540 LSU 17,700 LSU Mauritania
2020s 101,165 LSU 71,620 LSU 29,545 LSU Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asses — stocks, Mauritania or South Africa?
Mauritania, at 103,485 LSU against 71,467 LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in asses — stocks between Mauritania and South Africa?
32,018 LSU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for asses — stocks?
Mauritania ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Asses — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Asses — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 9,318 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.