Africa vs Nigeria: Goats — Share in total livestock
Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 30.42 %LSU against 14.1 %LSU in Africa, a difference of 16.32 %LSU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.71 %LSU | 2.81 %LSU | 5.9 %LSU | Africa |
| 1970s | 8.85 %LSU | 8.13 %LSU | 0.715 %LSU | Africa |
| 1980s | 9.69 %LSU | 15.44 %LSU | 5.76 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 10.9 %LSU | 20.43 %LSU | 9.53 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.2 %LSU | 25.77 %LSU | 13.58 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 13.17 %LSU | 29 %LSU | 15.83 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14 %LSU | 30.04 %LSU | 16.04 %LSU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — share in total livestock, Africa or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 30.42 %LSU against 14.1 %LSU in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — share in total livestock between Africa and Nigeria?
- 16.32 %LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Nigeria rank globally for goats — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Goats — 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
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.