Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Lesotho: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 29.61 %LSU against 5.06 %LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 24.55 %LSU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 16 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.44 %LSU | 29.38 %LSU | 22.94 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 6.39 %LSU | 24.55 %LSU | 18.16 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.88 %LSU | 21.71 %LSU | 15.83 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.25 %LSU | 18.79 %LSU | 12.54 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 7.1 %LSU | 16.37 %LSU | 9.27 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.59 %LSU | 25.17 %LSU | 18.58 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 5.46 %LSU | 28.74 %LSU | 23.28 %LSU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 29.61 %LSU against 5.06 %LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lesotho?
- 24.55 %LSU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lesotho rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 16 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.