Cabo Verde vs Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Cabo Verde
27.68 %LSU
in 2023
Nigeria
47.94 %LSU
in 2023
Cabo Verde rank
4th
Nigeria rank
8th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 47.94 %LSU against 27.68 %LSU in Cabo Verde, a difference of 20.26 %LSU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Cabo Verde's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cabo Verde ahead.

Cabo Verde ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 24.27 %LSU 6.34 %LSU 17.93 %LSU Cabo Verde
1970s 25.66 %LSU 15 %LSU 10.66 %LSU Cabo Verde
1980s 23.37 %LSU 24.69 %LSU 1.32 %LSU Nigeria
1990s 20.1 %LSU 31.78 %LSU 11.68 %LSU Nigeria
2000s 20.76 %LSU 42.01 %LSU 21.25 %LSU Nigeria
2010s 28.43 %LSU 45.72 %LSU 17.29 %LSU Nigeria
2020s 27.07 %LSU 47.22 %LSU 20.15 %LSU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Cabo Verde or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 47.94 %LSU against 27.68 %LSU in Cabo Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Cabo Verde and Nigeria?
20.26 %LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cabo Verde and Nigeria rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Cabo Verde ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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.