Lesotho vs Somalia: Goats — Share in total livestock
Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.55 %LSU against 11.71 %LSU in Somalia, a difference of 0.84 %LSU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.95 %LSU | 20.29 %LSU | 4.34 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1970s | 14.06 %LSU | 18.93 %LSU | 4.87 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1980s | 15.04 %LSU | 19.16 %LSU | 4.12 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1990s | 12.58 %LSU | 13.77 %LSU | 1.19 %LSU | Somalia |
| 2000s | 12.79 %LSU | 12.34 %LSU | 0.449 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 14.52 %LSU | 11.78 %LSU | 2.74 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 12.62 %LSU | 11.68 %LSU | 0.94 %LSU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — share in total livestock, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Lesotho, at 12.55 %LSU against 11.71 %LSU in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — share in total livestock between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.84 %LSU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for goats — share in total livestock?
- Lesotho ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
- 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.