Ireland vs Namibia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Ireland
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 416,123 LSU against 374,091 LSU in Ireland, a difference of 42,032 LSU.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Ireland ranks 80th and Namibia ranks 77th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 322,470 LSU | 497,855 LSU | 175,385 LSU | Namibia |
| 1970s | 270,552 LSU | 540,017 LSU | 269,465 LSU | Namibia |
| 1980s | 319,236 LSU | 450,270 LSU | 131,034 LSU | Namibia |
| 1990s | 575,404 LSU | 435,006 LSU | 140,398 LSU | Ireland |
| 2000s | 635,264 LSU | 462,395 LSU | 172,869 LSU | Ireland |
| 2010s | 480,687 LSU | 403,392 LSU | 77,295 LSU | Ireland |
| 2020s | 390,914 LSU | 353,962 LSU | 36,952 LSU | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Ireland or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 416,123 LSU against 374,091 LSU in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Ireland and Namibia?
- 42,032 LSU, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Namibia rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 80th and Namibia ranks 77th 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.