Sudan (former) vs Western Africa: Major livestock types — Stocks

Sudan (former)
33.38 million LSU
in 2011
Western Africa
94.29 million LSU
in 2023
Sudan (former) rank
15th
Western Africa rank
18th

Major livestock types — Stocks over time

  • Sudan (former)
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 94.29 million LSU against 33.38 million LSU in Sudan (former), a difference of 60.91 million LSU.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.8 times Sudan (former)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.

Sudan (former) ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 18th of 195 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan (former) Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 8.30 million LSU 20.84 million LSU 12.55 million LSU Western Africa
1970s 11.91 million LSU 25.41 million LSU 13.50 million LSU Western Africa
1980s 15.75 million LSU 31.48 million LSU 15.73 million LSU Western Africa
1990s 23.70 million LSU 39.49 million LSU 15.80 million LSU Western Africa
2000s 32.66 million LSU 54.86 million LSU 22.20 million LSU Western Africa
2010s 34.05 million LSU 65.99 million LSU 31.94 million LSU Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, Sudan (former) or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 94.29 million LSU against 33.38 million LSU in Sudan (former) as of 2023.
What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between Sudan (former) and Western Africa?
60.91 million LSU, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan (former) and Western Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Sudan (former) and Western Africa rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
Sudan (former) ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 18th of 195 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.