Romania vs South America: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Romania
30.53 %LSU
in 2023
South America
2.6 %LSU
in 2023
Romania rank
28th
South America rank
27th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Romania
  • South America
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 30.53 %LSU against 2.6 %LSU in South America, a difference of 27.93 %LSU.

That makes Romania's figure about 11.7 times South America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 28th and South America ranks 27th of 187 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South America Difference Ahead
1960s 21.45 %LSU 9.21 %LSU 12.24 %LSU Romania
1970s 18.37 %LSU 6.62 %LSU 11.74 %LSU Romania
1980s 16.84 %LSU 5.47 %LSU 11.37 %LSU Romania
1990s 16.76 %LSU 4.29 %LSU 12.46 %LSU Romania
2000s 15.77 %LSU 3.21 %LSU 12.56 %LSU Romania
2010s 22.91 %LSU 2.85 %LSU 20.06 %LSU Romania
2020s 29.02 %LSU 2.67 %LSU 26.34 %LSU Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Romania or South America?
Romania, at 30.53 %LSU against 2.6 %LSU in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Romania and South America?
27.93 %LSU, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Romania and South America rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Romania ranks 28th and South America ranks 27th 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.