Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sudan (former): Cattle — Stocks

Sub-Saharan Africa
177.97 million LSU
in 2023
Sudan (former)
20.68 million LSU
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th
Sudan (former) rank
13th

Cattle — Stocks over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sudan (former)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 177.97 million LSU against 20.68 million LSU in Sudan (former), a difference of 157.29 million LSU.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.6 times Sudan (former)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th and Sudan (former) ranks 13th of 35 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1960s 63.73 million LSU 4.74 million LSU 58.98 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 72.58 million LSU 7.26 million LSU 65.33 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 81.03 million LSU 10.04 million LSU 70.99 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 88.46 million LSU 14.48 million LSU 73.98 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 107.30 million LSU 19.93 million LSU 87.37 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 127.56 million LSU 20.78 million LSU 106.77 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — stocks, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sudan (former)?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 177.97 million LSU against 20.68 million LSU in Sudan (former) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — stocks between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan (former)?
157.29 million LSU, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan (former)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan (former) rank globally for cattle — stocks?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th and Sudan (former) ranks 13th 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

Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 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.