South Africa vs Uruguay: Cattle — Stocks
Cattle — Stocks over time
- South Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 8.54 million LSU against 8.31 million LSU in Uruguay, a difference of 224,760 LSU.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 34th of 35 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.21 million LSU | 6.02 million LSU | 2.18 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 8.68 million LSU | 6.96 million LSU | 1.73 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 8.87 million LSU | 7.07 million LSU | 1.80 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 9.27 million LSU | 7.03 million LSU | 2.24 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 9.57 million LSU | 8.25 million LSU | 1.32 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9.42 million LSU | 8.18 million LSU | 1.23 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 8.56 million LSU | 8.14 million LSU | 417,135 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — stocks, South Africa or Uruguay?
- South Africa, at 8.54 million LSU against 8.31 million LSU in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — stocks between South Africa and Uruguay?
- 224,760 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for cattle — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 34th of 35 groups.
- 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.