South Africa vs Tonga: Goats — Share in total livestock
Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- South Africa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4.03 %LSU against 3.83 %LSU in South Africa, a difference of 0.2 %LSU.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 87th and Tonga ranks 86th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.02 %LSU | 2.49 %LSU | 1.52 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.1 %LSU | 3.06 %LSU | 1.03 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 4.34 %LSU | 3.85 %LSU | 0.489 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 4.42 %LSU | 4.13 %LSU | 0.287 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.33 %LSU | 3.6 %LSU | 0.731 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.95 %LSU | 3.77 %LSU | 0.18 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.83 %LSU | 3.98 %LSU | 0.155 %LSU | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — share in total livestock, South Africa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 4.03 %LSU against 3.83 %LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — share in total livestock between South Africa and Tonga?
- 0.2 %LSU, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for goats — share in total livestock?
- South Africa ranks 87th and Tonga ranks 86th 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.