Malawi vs South Africa: Goats — Stocks
Goats — Stocks over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.26 million LSU against 512,531 LSU in South Africa, a difference of 742,569 LSU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,096 LSU | 539,821 LSU | 486,726 LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 68,276 LSU | 538,810 LSU | 470,534 LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 76,447 LSU | 583,870 LSU | 507,423 LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 111,697 LSU | 639,975 LSU | 528,278 LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 222,275 LSU | 643,465 LSU | 421,190 LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 645,206 LSU | 582,021 LSU | 63,185 LSU | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.16 million LSU | 514,606 LSU | 649,526 LSU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — stocks, Malawi or South Africa?
- Malawi, at 1.26 million LSU against 512,531 LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — stocks between Malawi and South Africa?
- 742,569 LSU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for goats — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.