Mongolia vs Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Mongolia
43.49 %LSU
in 2023
Nigeria
47.94 %LSU
in 2023
Mongolia rank
11th
Nigeria rank
8th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Mongolia
  • Nigeria
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 47.94 %LSU against 43.49 %LSU in Mongolia, a difference of 4.45 %LSU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 33.98 %LSU 6.34 %LSU 27.63 %LSU Mongolia
1970s 34.65 %LSU 15 %LSU 19.66 %LSU Mongolia
1980s 35.32 %LSU 24.69 %LSU 10.63 %LSU Mongolia
1990s 35.13 %LSU 31.78 %LSU 3.34 %LSU Mongolia
2000s 45.94 %LSU 42.01 %LSU 3.93 %LSU Mongolia
2010s 50.05 %LSU 45.72 %LSU 4.32 %LSU Mongolia
2020s 46.25 %LSU 47.22 %LSU 0.975 %LSU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Mongolia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 47.94 %LSU against 43.49 %LSU in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Mongolia and Nigeria?
4.45 %LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Nigeria rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Mongolia ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 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.