Australia vs Western Asia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Australia
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 15.18 million LSU against 7.62 million LSU in Australia, a difference of 7.55 million LSU.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Western Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.31 million LSU | 8.64 million LSU | 7.68 million LSU | Australia |
| 1970s | 15.08 million LSU | 9.16 million LSU | 5.92 million LSU | Australia |
| 1980s | 14.46 million LSU | 10.67 million LSU | 3.79 million LSU | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.66 million LSU | 10.48 million LSU | 3.18 million LSU | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.91 million LSU | 10.58 million LSU | 663,887 LSU | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 7.47 million LSU | 12.15 million LSU | 4.68 million LSU | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 7.25 million LSU | 15.41 million LSU | 8.15 million LSU | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Australia or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 15.18 million LSU against 7.62 million LSU in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Australia and Western Asia?
- 7.55 million LSU, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Western Asia rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Australia ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 186 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.