Ethiopia vs Northern Europe: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Ethiopia
9.35 million LSU
in 2023
Northern Europe
3.93 million LSU
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
10th
Northern Europe rank
22nd

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Northern Europe
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 9.35 million LSU against 3.93 million LSU in Northern Europe, a difference of 5.43 million LSU.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.4 times Northern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Northern Europe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Northern Europe ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Northern Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 2.06 million LSU 5.35 million LSU 3.28 million LSU Northern Europe
2000s 3.50 million LSU 4.58 million LSU 1.08 million LSU Northern Europe
2010s 6.05 million LSU 4.21 million LSU 1.83 million LSU Ethiopia
2020s 8.92 million LSU 4.04 million LSU 4.88 million LSU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Ethiopia or Northern Europe?
Ethiopia, at 9.35 million LSU against 3.93 million LSU in Northern Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Ethiopia and Northern Europe?
5.43 million LSU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Northern Europe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Northern Europe rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Northern Europe ranks 22nd 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.