Africa vs Jordan: Sheep — Share in total livestock

Africa
11.78 %LSU
in 2023
Jordan
33.96 %LSU
in 2023
Africa rank
10th
Jordan rank
7th

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Africa
  • Jordan
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 33.96 %LSU against 11.78 %LSU in Africa, a difference of 22.18 %LSU.

That makes Jordan's figure about 2.9 times Africa's.

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

Africa ranks 10th and Jordan ranks 7th of 37 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 12.35 %LSU 31.02 %LSU 18.67 %LSU Jordan
1970s 11.86 %LSU 24.41 %LSU 12.55 %LSU Jordan
1980s 11.96 %LSU 30.8 %LSU 18.85 %LSU Jordan
1990s 11.86 %LSU 39.16 %LSU 27.3 %LSU Jordan
2000s 12 %LSU 31.84 %LSU 19.85 %LSU Jordan
2010s 11.78 %LSU 35.83 %LSU 24.05 %LSU Jordan
2020s 11.8 %LSU 35.27 %LSU 23.47 %LSU Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Africa or Jordan?
Jordan, at 33.96 %LSU against 11.78 %LSU in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Africa and Jordan?
22.18 %LSU, 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 — share in total livestock?
Africa ranks 10th and Jordan ranks 7th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 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.