Syrian Arab Republic vs Western Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Syrian Arab Republic
2.08 million LSU
in 2023
Western Africa
33.44 million LSU
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic rank
7th
Western Africa rank
9th

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Western Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 33.44 million LSU against 2.08 million LSU in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 31.37 million LSU.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 16.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 20 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 557,884 LSU 4.16 million LSU 3.60 million LSU Western Africa
1970s 698,845 LSU 5.86 million LSU 5.16 million LSU Western Africa
1980s 1.31 million LSU 8.34 million LSU 7.03 million LSU Western Africa
1990s 1.45 million LSU 11.64 million LSU 10.20 million LSU Western Africa
2000s 1.86 million LSU 18.14 million LSU 16.28 million LSU Western Africa
2010s 1.83 million LSU 25.90 million LSU 24.07 million LSU Western Africa
2020s 1.93 million LSU 32.28 million LSU 30.35 million LSU Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Syrian Arab Republic or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 33.44 million LSU against 2.08 million LSU in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa?
31.37 million LSU, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 20 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.