Nigeria vs Northern Europe: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Nigeria
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.07 million LSU against 3.93 million LSU in Northern Europe, a difference of 10.15 million LSU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.6 times Northern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern Europe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Northern Europe ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Northern Europe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329,644 LSU | 3.58 million LSU | 3.25 million LSU | Northern Europe |
| 1970s | 1.16 million LSU | 3.14 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | Northern Europe |
| 1980s | 2.70 million LSU | 3.64 million LSU | 941,809 LSU | Northern Europe |
| 1990s | 4.64 million LSU | 5.35 million LSU | 711,973 LSU | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 8.03 million LSU | 4.58 million LSU | 3.45 million LSU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 11.41 million LSU | 4.21 million LSU | 7.19 million LSU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 13.66 million LSU | 4.04 million LSU | 9.62 million LSU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Nigeria or Northern Europe?
- Nigeria, at 14.07 million LSU against 3.93 million LSU in Northern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Nigeria and Northern Europe?
- 10.15 million LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Northern Europe rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Nigeria ranks 5th 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
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.