Paraguay vs South Africa: Cattle — Stocks
Cattle — Stocks over time
- Paraguay
- South Africa
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 9.47 million LSU against 8.54 million LSU in South Africa, a difference of 929,720 LSU.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Paraguay ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.07 million LSU | 8.21 million LSU | 5.13 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 3.56 million LSU | 8.68 million LSU | 5.12 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 4.87 million LSU | 8.87 million LSU | 4.01 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 6.32 million LSU | 9.27 million LSU | 2.95 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7.07 million LSU | 9.57 million LSU | 2.49 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9.46 million LSU | 9.42 million LSU | 39,546 LSU | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 9.62 million LSU | 8.56 million LSU | 1.06 million LSU | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — stocks, Paraguay or South Africa?
- Paraguay, at 9.47 million LSU against 8.54 million LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — stocks between Paraguay and South Africa?
- 929,720 LSU, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for cattle — stocks?
- Paraguay ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.