Norway vs South Africa: Chickens — Share in total livestock

Norway
11.89 %LSU
in 2023
South Africa
12.19 %LSU
in 2023
Norway rank
97th
South Africa rank
94th

Chickens — Share in total livestock over time

  • Norway
  • South Africa
2.557.51012.5196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12.19 %LSU against 11.89 %LSU in Norway, a difference of 0.3 %LSU.

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

Norway ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 94th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.36 %LSU 1.52 %LSU 1.83 %LSU Norway
1970s 3.07 %LSU 2.06 %LSU 1.01 %LSU Norway
1980s 2.88 %LSU 2.67 %LSU 0.212 %LSU Norway
1990s 2.56 %LSU 6.95 %LSU 4.38 %LSU South Africa
2000s 6.74 %LSU 9.71 %LSU 2.97 %LSU South Africa
2010s 10.45 %LSU 11.94 %LSU 1.49 %LSU South Africa
2020s 11.25 %LSU 12.31 %LSU 1.06 %LSU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chickens — share in total livestock, Norway or South Africa?
South Africa, at 12.19 %LSU against 11.89 %LSU in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in chickens — share in total livestock between Norway and South Africa?
0.3 %LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for chickens — share in total livestock?
Norway ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 94th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 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.