Nigeria vs South Africa: Equidae — Stocks
Equidae — Stocks over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 458,802 LSU against 299,585 LSU in South Africa, a difference of 159,217 LSU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 497,940 LSU | 411,894 LSU | 86,046 LSU | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 349,100 LSU | 265,490 LSU | 83,610 LSU | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 339,900 LSU | 261,925 LSU | 77,975 LSU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 399,230 LSU | 271,545 LSU | 127,685 LSU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 398,147 LSU | 264,734 LSU | 133,413 LSU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 433,219 LSU | 289,338 LSU | 143,881 LSU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 455,666 LSU | 299,601 LSU | 156,065 LSU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equidae — stocks, Nigeria or South Africa?
- Nigeria, at 458,802 LSU against 299,585 LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in equidae — stocks between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 159,217 LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for equidae — stocks?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 187 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
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.