OECD vs USSR: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

OECD
27.40 million LSU
in 2023
USSR
13.96 million LSU
in 1991
OECD rank
3rd
USSR rank
6th

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • OECD
  • USSR
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 27.40 million LSU against 13.96 million LSU in USSR, a difference of 13.44 million LSU.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 203 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 44.88 million LSU 14.09 million LSU 30.80 million LSU OECD
1970s 41.58 million LSU 14.56 million LSU 27.02 million LSU OECD
1980s 42.98 million LSU 14.86 million LSU 28.12 million LSU OECD
1990s 45.70 million LSU 14.24 million LSU 31.46 million LSU OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, OECD or USSR?
OECD, at 27.40 million LSU against 13.96 million LSU in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between OECD and USSR?
13.44 million LSU, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do OECD and USSR rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
OECD ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th 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

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.