Eastern Europe vs South Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Eastern Europe
- South Africa
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 3.72 million LSU against 2.66 million LSU in South Africa, a difference of 1.06 million LSU.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
Eastern Europe ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th of 31 groups.
Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.25 million LSU | 4.38 million LSU | 12.87 million LSU | Eastern Europe |
| 1970s | 17.74 million LSU | 3.70 million LSU | 14.04 million LSU | Eastern Europe |
| 1980s | 18.52 million LSU | 3.70 million LSU | 14.81 million LSU | Eastern Europe |
| 1990s | 8.21 million LSU | 3.63 million LSU | 4.58 million LSU | Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 3.40 million LSU | 3.24 million LSU | 158,152 LSU | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 4.07 million LSU | 2.95 million LSU | 1.13 million LSU | Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 3.82 million LSU | 2.66 million LSU | 1.16 million LSU | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Eastern Europe or South Africa?
- Eastern Europe, at 3.72 million LSU against 2.66 million LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Eastern Europe and South Africa?
- 1.06 million LSU, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Europe and South Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Eastern Europe ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th 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
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.