Middle Africa vs Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Middle Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 47.94 %LSU against 23.72 %LSU in Middle Africa, a difference of 24.22 %LSU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 20 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.31 %LSU | 6.34 %LSU | 9.97 %LSU | Middle Africa |
| 1970s | 16.97 %LSU | 15 %LSU | 1.98 %LSU | Middle Africa |
| 1980s | 16.49 %LSU | 24.69 %LSU | 8.2 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 19.17 %LSU | 31.78 %LSU | 12.62 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 20.96 %LSU | 42.01 %LSU | 21.05 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 22.61 %LSU | 45.72 %LSU | 23.11 %LSU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 23.58 %LSU | 47.22 %LSU | 23.64 %LSU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Middle Africa or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 47.94 %LSU against 23.72 %LSU in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 24.22 %LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and Nigeria rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Middle Africa ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 20 regions.
- 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.