Niger vs Somalia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 23.7 %LSU against 22.26 %LSU in Somalia, a difference of 1.44 %LSU.
That makes Niger'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.
Niger ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.82 %LSU | 31.71 %LSU | 6.89 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1970s | 28.24 %LSU | 30.62 %LSU | 2.38 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1980s | 27.21 %LSU | 31.34 %LSU | 4.13 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1990s | 28.18 %LSU | 27.29 %LSU | 0.885 %LSU | Niger |
| 2000s | 27.29 %LSU | 25.47 %LSU | 1.82 %LSU | Niger |
| 2010s | 25.06 %LSU | 23.73 %LSU | 1.34 %LSU | Niger |
| 2020s | 23.75 %LSU | 22.56 %LSU | 1.19 %LSU | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 23.7 %LSU against 22.26 %LSU in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Niger and Somalia?
- 1.44 %LSU, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Niger ranks 54th 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
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.