New Zealand vs South Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.66 million LSU against 2.44 million LSU in New Zealand, a difference of 213,070 LSU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.45 million LSU | 4.38 million LSU | 1.07 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 5.90 million LSU | 3.70 million LSU | 2.20 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 6.79 million LSU | 3.70 million LSU | 3.09 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.02 million LSU | 3.63 million LSU | 1.39 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.87 million LSU | 3.24 million LSU | 625,841 LSU | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.95 million LSU | 2.95 million LSU | 2,664 LSU | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.54 million LSU | 2.66 million LSU | 122,380 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.66 million LSU against 2.44 million LSU in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 213,070 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 28th 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
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.