Australia vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Australia
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 11.19 million LSU against 7.62 million LSU in Australia, a difference of 3.57 million LSU.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.31 million LSU | 15.56 million LSU | 751,978 LSU | Australia |
| 1970s | 15.08 million LSU | 14.18 million LSU | 898,660 LSU | Australia |
| 1980s | 14.46 million LSU | 14.17 million LSU | 288,250 LSU | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.66 million LSU | 12.87 million LSU | 786,760 LSU | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.91 million LSU | 11.57 million LSU | 1.66 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 7.47 million LSU | 11.19 million LSU | 3.72 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 7.25 million LSU | 11.19 million LSU | 3.94 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Australia or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 11.19 million LSU against 7.62 million LSU in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 3.57 million LSU, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Australia ranks 12th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.