Italy vs South Africa: Equidae — Stocks

Italy
253,599 LSU
in 2017
South Africa
299,585 LSU
in 2023
Italy rank
39th
South Africa rank
36th

Equidae — Stocks over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 299,585 LSU against 253,599 LSU in Italy, a difference of 45,986 LSU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 36th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 588,328 LSU 411,894 LSU 176,433 LSU Italy
1970s 354,561 LSU 265,490 LSU 89,071 LSU Italy
1980s 258,299 LSU 261,925 LSU 3,626 LSU South Africa
1990s 226,928 LSU 271,545 LSU 44,617 LSU South Africa
2000s 199,739 LSU 264,734 LSU 64,995 LSU South Africa
2010s 266,027 LSU 287,905 LSU 21,878 LSU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equidae — stocks, Italy or South Africa?
South Africa, at 299,585 LSU against 253,599 LSU in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in equidae — stocks between Italy and South Africa?
45,986 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for equidae — stocks?
Italy ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 36th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Equidae — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Equidae — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,474 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.