Algeria vs Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Algeria
50.28 %LSU
in 2023
Nigeria
47.94 %LSU
in 2023
Algeria rank
6th
Nigeria rank
8th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 50.28 %LSU against 47.94 %LSU in Nigeria, a difference of 2.34 %LSU.

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

Algeria ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 42.82 %LSU 6.34 %LSU 36.47 %LSU Algeria
1970s 46.45 %LSU 15 %LSU 31.45 %LSU Algeria
1980s 47.42 %LSU 24.69 %LSU 22.73 %LSU Algeria
1990s 49.34 %LSU 31.78 %LSU 17.56 %LSU Algeria
2000s 45.52 %LSU 42.01 %LSU 3.51 %LSU Algeria
2010s 49.42 %LSU 45.72 %LSU 3.7 %LSU Algeria
2020s 50.25 %LSU 47.22 %LSU 3.03 %LSU Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Algeria or Nigeria?
Algeria, at 50.28 %LSU against 47.94 %LSU in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Algeria and Nigeria?
2.34 %LSU, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Algeria ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 187 countries.
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.