Botswana vs Rwanda: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Botswana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 181,194 LSU against 140,241 LSU in Botswana, a difference of 40,953 LSU.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Botswana ranks 101st and Rwanda ranks 98th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,412 LSU | 63,149 LSU | 15,263 LSU | Botswana |
| 1970s | 100,872 LSU | 86,668 LSU | 14,204 LSU | Botswana |
| 1980s | 130,684 LSU | 133,132 LSU | 2,448 LSU | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 250,511 LSU | 120,194 LSU | 130,316 LSU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 201,695 LSU | 203,017 LSU | 1,321 LSU | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 173,192 LSU | 337,640 LSU | 164,448 LSU | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 142,450 LSU | 197,898 LSU | 55,449 LSU | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Botswana or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 181,194 LSU against 140,241 LSU in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Botswana and Rwanda?
- 40,953 LSU, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 101st and Rwanda ranks 98th of 203 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.