South Africa vs Uganda: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

South Africa
19.83 %LSU
in 2023
Uganda
19.89 %LSU
in 2023
South Africa rank
70th
Uganda rank
68th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • South Africa
  • Uganda
10203040196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 19.89 %LSU against 19.83 %LSU in South Africa, a difference of 0.06 %LSU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 70th and Uganda ranks 68th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 32.59 %LSU 13.51 %LSU 19.07 %LSU South Africa
1970s 28.12 %LSU 11.36 %LSU 16.77 %LSU South Africa
1980s 27.48 %LSU 15.36 %LSU 12.13 %LSU South Africa
1990s 25.07 %LSU 16.82 %LSU 8.25 %LSU South Africa
2000s 21.86 %LSU 18.03 %LSU 3.82 %LSU South Africa
2010s 20.02 %LSU 18.82 %LSU 1.19 %LSU South Africa
2020s 19.8 %LSU 20 %LSU 0.1925 %LSU Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, South Africa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 19.89 %LSU against 19.83 %LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between South Africa and Uganda?
0.06 %LSU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
South Africa ranks 70th and Uganda ranks 68th 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.