South Africa vs Southern Europe: Chickens — Stocks
Chickens — Stocks over time
- South Africa
- Southern Europe
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.63 million LSU against 451,310 LSU in Southern Europe, a difference of 1.18 million LSU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.6 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Europe ahead.
South Africa ranks 32nd and Southern Europe ranks 30th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Southern Europe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204,444 LSU | 2.07 million LSU | 1.86 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 270,600 LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 2.85 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 358,500 LSU | 3.62 million LSU | 3.26 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | 1.01 million LSU | 3.92 million LSU | 2.92 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 1.44 million LSU | 3.90 million LSU | 2.45 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 1.76 million LSU | 3.69 million LSU | 1.94 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 1.66 million LSU | 1.46 million LSU | 194,600 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chickens — stocks, South Africa or Southern Europe?
- South Africa, at 1.63 million LSU against 451,310 LSU in Southern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chickens — stocks between South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 1.18 million LSU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for chickens — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 32nd and Southern Europe ranks 30th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chickens — 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.