Niger vs Sierra Leone: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.03 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 180 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1970s | 0.017 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.007 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.018 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.008 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.009 LSU/ha | 0.011 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.025 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.0225 LSU/ha | 0.0075 LSU/ha | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Niger, at 0.03 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Niger ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 180 countries.
- 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.