Africa vs Greece: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Africa
25.88 %LSU
in 2023
Greece
58.33 %LSU
in 2023
Africa rank
5th
Greece rank
3rd

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Africa
  • Greece
2030405060196119922023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 58.33 %LSU against 25.88 %LSU in Africa, a difference of 32.45 %LSU.

That makes Greece's figure about 2.3 times Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 5th and Greece ranks 3rd of 31 groups.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 21.05 %LSU 40.25 %LSU 19.2 %LSU Greece
1970s 20.71 %LSU 40.93 %LSU 20.22 %LSU Greece
1980s 21.64 %LSU 47.67 %LSU 26.02 %LSU Greece
1990s 22.76 %LSU 55.03 %LSU 32.28 %LSU Greece
2000s 24.19 %LSU 55.76 %LSU 31.56 %LSU Greece
2010s 24.95 %LSU 55.84 %LSU 30.89 %LSU Greece
2020s 25.8 %LSU 58.9 %LSU 33.1 %LSU Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Africa or Greece?
Greece, at 58.33 %LSU against 25.88 %LSU in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Africa and Greece?
32.45 %LSU, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and Greece rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Africa ranks 5th and Greece ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 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.