Australia and New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Australia and New Zealand
21.07 %LSU
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.97 %LSU
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
60th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
61st

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 21.07 %LSU against 20.97 %LSU in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.1 %LSU.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 60th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 187 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 47.02 %LSU 17.34 %LSU 29.68 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
1970s 37.38 %LSU 13.77 %LSU 23.61 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
1980s 41.66 %LSU 16.61 %LSU 25.05 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
1990s 36.53 %LSU 23.91 %LSU 12.62 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
2000s 27.88 %LSU 22.03 %LSU 5.86 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
2010s 22.64 %LSU 21.49 %LSU 1.15 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
2020s 22.34 %LSU 21.21 %LSU 1.13 %LSU Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Australia and New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia and New Zealand, at 21.07 %LSU against 20.97 %LSU in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1 %LSU, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 60th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st 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.