Southern Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Southern Africa
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 3.47 million LSU against 3.19 million LSU in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 282,760 LSU.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.20 million LSU | 2.91 million LSU | 2.29 million LSU | Southern Africa |
| 1970s | 4.60 million LSU | 2.55 million LSU | 2.05 million LSU | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 4.55 million LSU | 2.95 million LSU | 1.60 million LSU | Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 4.55 million LSU | 4.39 million LSU | 164,570 LSU | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 4.14 million LSU | 3.56 million LSU | 576,452 LSU | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 3.80 million LSU | 3.32 million LSU | 478,941 LSU | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 3.42 million LSU | 3.28 million LSU | 145,325 LSU | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Southern Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Southern Africa, at 3.47 million LSU against 3.19 million LSU in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Southern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 282,760 LSU, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Southern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
- 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.