Morocco vs South Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Morocco
2.63 million LSU
in 2023
South Africa
2.66 million LSU
in 2023
Morocco rank
26th
South Africa rank
25th

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.66 million LSU against 2.63 million LSU in Morocco, a difference of 25,440 LSU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Morocco ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 25th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.95 million LSU 4.38 million LSU 2.43 million LSU South Africa
1970s 2.24 million LSU 3.70 million LSU 1.46 million LSU South Africa
1980s 1.87 million LSU 3.70 million LSU 1.83 million LSU South Africa
1990s 1.85 million LSU 3.63 million LSU 1.78 million LSU South Africa
2000s 2.22 million LSU 3.24 million LSU 1.03 million LSU South Africa
2010s 2.52 million LSU 2.95 million LSU 427,642 LSU South Africa
2020s 2.78 million LSU 2.66 million LSU 115,352 LSU Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Morocco or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.66 million LSU against 2.63 million LSU in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Morocco and South Africa?
25,440 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Morocco ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 25th 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.