China vs Nigeria: Goats — Stocks
Goats — Stocks over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 12.95 million LSU against 8.93 million LSU in Nigeria, a difference of 4.02 million LSU.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.24 million LSU | 147,156 LSU | 6.09 million LSU | China |
| 1970s | 6.53 million LSU | 631,370 LSU | 5.90 million LSU | China |
| 1980s | 7.44 million LSU | 1.69 million LSU | 5.74 million LSU | China |
| 1990s | 11.67 million LSU | 2.98 million LSU | 8.69 million LSU | China |
| 2000s | 14.71 million LSU | 4.93 million LSU | 9.78 million LSU | China |
| 2010s | 13.95 million LSU | 7.24 million LSU | 6.71 million LSU | China |
| 2020s | 13.22 million LSU | 8.69 million LSU | 4.53 million LSU | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — stocks, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 12.95 million LSU against 8.93 million LSU in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — stocks between China and Nigeria?
- 4.02 million LSU, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for goats — stocks?
- China ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Goats — 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.