Central America vs Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Central America
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2 LSU/ha against 0.02 LSU/ha in Central America, a difference of 0.18 LSU/ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 10.0 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 25th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 LSU/ha | 0.0056 LSU/ha | 0.0067 LSU/ha | Central America |
| 1970s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.021 LSU/ha | 0.011 LSU/ha | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.012 LSU/ha | 0.047 LSU/ha | 0.035 LSU/ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.073 LSU/ha | 0.063 LSU/ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.121 LSU/ha | 0.111 LSU/ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.019 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.151 LSU/ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.1975 LSU/ha | 0.1775 LSU/ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, Central America or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2 LSU/ha against 0.02 LSU/ha in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Central America and Nigeria?
- 0.18 LSU/ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Nigeria rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Central America ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 25th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.