Saudi Arabia vs Western Europe: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Western Europe
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.53 million LSU against 1.17 million LSU in Western Europe, a difference of 1.35 million LSU.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.2 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and Western Europe ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Western Europe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265,558 LSU | 1.47 million LSU | 1.20 million LSU | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 432,385 LSU | 1.60 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 898,525 LSU | 1.91 million LSU | 1.01 million LSU | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 1.14 million LSU | 1.76 million LSU | 620,034 LSU | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 1.25 million LSU | 1.56 million LSU | 307,827 LSU | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 1.31 million LSU | 1.29 million LSU | 22,652 LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.53 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | 1.32 million LSU | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Saudi Arabia or Western Europe?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.53 million LSU against 1.17 million LSU in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Saudi Arabia and Western Europe?
- 1.35 million LSU, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Western Europe rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and Western Europe ranks 26th 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.