Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Major livestock types — Stocks

Sierra Leone
1.02 million LSU
in 2023
Sri Lanka
962,871 LSU
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
117th

Major livestock types — Stocks over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.02 million LSU against 962,871 LSU in Sri Lanka, a difference of 60,049 LSU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 185,022 LSU 1.39 million LSU 1.20 million LSU Sri Lanka
1970s 229,696 LSU 1.35 million LSU 1.12 million LSU Sri Lanka
1980s 270,567 LSU 1.49 million LSU 1.22 million LSU Sri Lanka
1990s 428,249 LSU 1.30 million LSU 870,131 LSU Sri Lanka
2000s 445,099 LSU 914,983 LSU 469,884 LSU Sri Lanka
2010s 861,028 LSU 953,788 LSU 92,760 LSU Sri Lanka
2020s 1.03 million LSU 1.00 million LSU 24,472 LSU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
Sierra Leone, at 1.02 million LSU against 962,871 LSU in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
60,049 LSU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
Sierra Leone ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.