Bangladesh vs South Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Bangladesh
3.08 million LSU
in 2023
South Africa
2.66 million LSU
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
23rd
South Africa rank
25th

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.08 million LSU against 2.66 million LSU in South Africa, a difference of 422,110 LSU.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 905,333 LSU 4.38 million LSU 3.47 million LSU South Africa
1970s 1.18 million LSU 3.70 million LSU 2.52 million LSU South Africa
1980s 1.44 million LSU 3.70 million LSU 2.26 million LSU South Africa
1990s 2.95 million LSU 3.63 million LSU 681,517 LSU South Africa
2000s 2.52 million LSU 3.24 million LSU 726,811 LSU South Africa
2010s 2.85 million LSU 2.95 million LSU 92,036 LSU South Africa
2020s 3.04 million LSU 2.66 million LSU 377,788 LSU Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Bangladesh or South Africa?
Bangladesh, at 3.08 million LSU against 2.66 million LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Bangladesh and South Africa?
422,110 LSU, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Bangladesh ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
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.