Bulgaria vs South Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock

Bulgaria
16.13 %LSU
in 2023
South Africa
16 %LSU
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
38th
South Africa rank
39th

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Bulgaria
  • South Africa
0102030196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 16.13 %LSU against 16 %LSU in South Africa, a difference of 0.13 %LSU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 39th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 32.12 %LSU 28.57 %LSU 3.55 %LSU Bulgaria
1970s 29.67 %LSU 24.03 %LSU 5.63 %LSU Bulgaria
1980s 26.78 %LSU 23.15 %LSU 3.64 %LSU Bulgaria
1990s 20.9 %LSU 20.65 %LSU 0.249 %LSU Bulgaria
2000s 14.47 %LSU 17.52 %LSU 3.05 %LSU South Africa
2010s 16.13 %LSU 16.06 %LSU 0.069 %LSU Bulgaria
2020s 16.49 %LSU 15.97 %LSU 0.5175 %LSU Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Bulgaria or South Africa?
Bulgaria, at 16.13 %LSU against 16 %LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Bulgaria and South Africa?
0.13 %LSU, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 39th 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

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.