Lesotho vs Oceania: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Lesotho
- Oceania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 42.15 %LSU against 20.69 %LSU in Oceania, a difference of 21.46 %LSU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times Oceania's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Oceania ahead.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Oceania ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Oceania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.32 %LSU | 46.6 %LSU | 1.27 %LSU | Oceania |
| 1970s | 38.61 %LSU | 36.99 %LSU | 1.62 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 36.76 %LSU | 41.05 %LSU | 4.29 %LSU | Oceania |
| 1990s | 31.37 %LSU | 35.89 %LSU | 4.52 %LSU | Oceania |
| 2000s | 29.16 %LSU | 27.32 %LSU | 1.84 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 39.69 %LSU | 22.18 %LSU | 17.51 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 41.35 %LSU | 21.91 %LSU | 19.44 %LSU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Lesotho or Oceania?
- Lesotho, at 42.15 %LSU against 20.69 %LSU in Oceania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Lesotho and Oceania?
- 21.46 %LSU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Oceania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Oceania rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Oceania ranks 11th 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
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.