Africa vs Jordan: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Africa
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.29 LSU/ha against 0.04 LSU/ha in Africa, a difference of 0.25 LSU/ha.
That makes Jordan's figure about 7.2 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and Jordan ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 LSU/ha | 0.0733 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.049 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.098 LSU/ha | 0.078 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.197 LSU/ha | 0.177 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.026 LSU/ha | 0.179 LSU/ha | 0.153 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.031 LSU/ha | 0.257 LSU/ha | 0.226 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Africa or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.29 LSU/ha against 0.04 LSU/ha in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Africa and Jordan?
- 0.25 LSU/ha, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Jordan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Jordan rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Africa ranks 6th and Jordan ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.