Eastern Africa vs Sudan (former): Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Eastern Africa
30.76 million LSU
in 2023
Sudan (former)
8.33 million LSU
in 2011
Eastern Africa rank
10th
Sudan (former) rank
11th

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Sudan (former)
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 30.76 million LSU against 8.33 million LSU in Sudan (former), a difference of 22.43 million LSU.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.7 times Sudan (former)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa ranks 10th and Sudan (former) ranks 11th of 31 groups.

Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1960s 8.80 million LSU 1.68 million LSU 7.12 million LSU Eastern Africa
1970s 9.42 million LSU 2.42 million LSU 7.00 million LSU Eastern Africa
1980s 11.16 million LSU 3.29 million LSU 7.87 million LSU Eastern Africa
1990s 10.73 million LSU 6.38 million LSU 4.36 million LSU Eastern Africa
2000s 13.87 million LSU 9.11 million LSU 4.76 million LSU Eastern Africa
2010s 18.17 million LSU 8.94 million LSU 9.23 million LSU Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Eastern Africa or Sudan (former)?
Eastern Africa, at 30.76 million LSU against 8.33 million LSU in Sudan (former) as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Eastern Africa and Sudan (former)?
22.43 million LSU, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Sudan (former)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Eastern Africa and Sudan (former) rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Eastern Africa ranks 10th and Sudan (former) ranks 11th of 31 groups.
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.