Gambia vs Somalia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Gambia
23.96 %LSU
in 2023
Somalia
22.26 %LSU
in 2023
Gambia rank
52nd
Somalia rank
55th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Gambia
  • Somalia
101520253035196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 23.96 %LSU against 22.26 %LSU in Somalia, a difference of 1.7 %LSU.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Gambia ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 55th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 15.06 %LSU 31.71 %LSU 16.65 %LSU Somalia
1970s 14.41 %LSU 30.62 %LSU 16.22 %LSU Somalia
1980s 16.25 %LSU 31.34 %LSU 15.09 %LSU Somalia
1990s 13.18 %LSU 27.29 %LSU 14.11 %LSU Somalia
2000s 17.01 %LSU 25.47 %LSU 8.46 %LSU Somalia
2010s 15.78 %LSU 23.73 %LSU 7.95 %LSU Somalia
2020s 23.43 %LSU 22.56 %LSU 0.8625 %LSU Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Gambia or Somalia?
Gambia, at 23.96 %LSU against 22.26 %LSU in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Gambia and Somalia?
1.7 %LSU, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Gambia ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 55th 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.