Southern Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Major livestock types — Stocks
Major livestock types — Stocks over time
- Southern Africa
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 17.26 million LSU against 15.22 million LSU in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 2.04 million LSU.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Southern Africa averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.78 million LSU | 16.79 million LSU | 9,744 LSU | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 17.25 million LSU | 18.46 million LSU | 1.20 million LSU | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 17.51 million LSU | 17.68 million LSU | 164,490 LSU | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 18.58 million LSU | 18.34 million LSU | 239,440 LSU | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 19.12 million LSU | 16.14 million LSU | 2.99 million LSU | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 18.73 million LSU | 15.45 million LSU | 3.28 million LSU | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 16.96 million LSU | 15.45 million LSU | 1.52 million LSU | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, Southern Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Southern Africa, at 17.26 million LSU against 15.22 million LSU in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between Southern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 2.04 million LSU, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Southern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 31 groups.
- 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
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.