Cyprus vs South America: Sheep — Share in total livestock

Cyprus
18.81 %LSU
in 2022
South America
1.89 %LSU
in 2023
Cyprus rank
30th
South America rank
23rd

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Cyprus
  • South America
0102030196119922023

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 18.81 %LSU against 1.89 %LSU in South America, a difference of 16.92 %LSU.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 10.0 times South America's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 30th and South America ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus South America Difference Ahead
1960s 28.9 %LSU 7.93 %LSU 20.97 %LSU Cyprus
1970s 22.53 %LSU 5.6 %LSU 16.93 %LSU Cyprus
1980s 21.04 %LSU 4.59 %LSU 16.45 %LSU Cyprus
1990s 13.31 %LSU 3.46 %LSU 9.85 %LSU Cyprus
2000s 11.97 %LSU 2.47 %LSU 9.49 %LSU Cyprus
2010s 15.79 %LSU 2.15 %LSU 13.65 %LSU Cyprus
2020s 16.98 %LSU 1.97 %LSU 15.01 %LSU Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Cyprus or South America?
Cyprus, at 18.81 %LSU against 1.89 %LSU in South America as of 2022.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Cyprus and South America?
16.92 %LSU, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and South America?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Cyprus and South America rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Cyprus ranks 30th and South America ranks 23rd 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.