Middle Africa vs Nigeria: Goats — Stocks
Goats — Stocks over time
- Middle Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.93 million LSU against 7.11 million LSU in Middle Africa, a difference of 1.82 million LSU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 20 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 626,120 LSU | 147,156 LSU | 478,964 LSU | Middle Africa |
| 1970s | 913,715 LSU | 631,370 LSU | 282,345 LSU | Middle Africa |
| 1980s | 1.31 million LSU | 1.69 million LSU | 388,542 LSU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.08 million LSU | 2.98 million LSU | 898,495 LSU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.19 million LSU | 4.93 million LSU | 1.74 million LSU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.07 million LSU | 7.24 million LSU | 2.17 million LSU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.68 million LSU | 8.69 million LSU | 2.00 million LSU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — stocks, Middle Africa or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 8.93 million LSU against 7.11 million LSU in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — stocks between Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 1.82 million LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and Nigeria rank globally for goats — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 20 groups.
- 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.