Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 20.9 %LSU against 19.81 %LSU in Australia, a difference of 1.09 %LSU.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.86 %LSU | 17.34 %LSU | 30.52 %LSU | Australia |
| 1970s | 35.77 %LSU | 13.77 %LSU | 22 %LSU | Australia |
| 1980s | 39.13 %LSU | 16.61 %LSU | 22.52 %LSU | Australia |
| 1990s | 35.43 %LSU | 23.86 %LSU | 11.57 %LSU | Australia |
| 2000s | 26.3 %LSU | 21.97 %LSU | 4.33 %LSU | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.14 %LSU | 21.42 %LSU | 0.283 %LSU | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 21.38 %LSU | 21.14 %LSU | 0.2425 %LSU | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 20.9 %LSU against 19.81 %LSU in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 1.09 %LSU, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Australia ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 180 countries.
- 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
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.