Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Goats — Share in total livestock
Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 30.42 %LSU against 15.07 %LSU in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.35 %LSU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 %LSU | 8.62 %LSU | 5.81 %LSU | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 8.13 %LSU | 8.92 %LSU | 0.785 %LSU | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 15.44 %LSU | 10.15 %LSU | 5.3 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 20.43 %LSU | 11.25 %LSU | 9.18 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.77 %LSU | 12.82 %LSU | 12.96 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 29 %LSU | 14.12 %LSU | 14.88 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 30.04 %LSU | 14.98 %LSU | 15.06 %LSU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — share in total livestock, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nigeria, at 30.42 %LSU against 15.07 %LSU in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — share in total livestock between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 15.35 %LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for goats — share in total livestock?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 183 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.