South Africa vs Zambia: Goats — Stocks
Goats — Stocks over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 512,531 LSU against 466,170 LSU in Zambia, a difference of 46,361 LSU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 41st of 183 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 539,821 LSU | 19,617 LSU | 520,205 LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 538,810 LSU | 28,293 LSU | 510,517 LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 583,870 LSU | 39,864 LSU | 544,006 LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 639,975 LSU | 68,590 LSU | 571,385 LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 643,465 LSU | 176,990 LSU | 466,475 LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 582,021 LSU | 287,894 LSU | 294,127 LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 514,606 LSU | 437,227 LSU | 77,379 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — stocks, South Africa or Zambia?
- South Africa, at 512,531 LSU against 466,170 LSU in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — stocks between South Africa and Zambia?
- 46,361 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for goats — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 41st of 183 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.