Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Mauritania: Sheep — Share in total livestock

Democratic Republic of the Congo
5.06 %LSU
in 2023
Mauritania
27.69 %LSU
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Mauritania
51015202530196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 27.69 %LSU against 5.06 %LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 22.63 %LSU.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 5.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 16 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 6.44 %LSU 16.71 %LSU 10.27 %LSU Mauritania
1970s 6.39 %LSU 21.9 %LSU 15.51 %LSU Mauritania
1980s 5.88 %LSU 22.31 %LSU 16.43 %LSU Mauritania
1990s 6.25 %LSU 23.4 %LSU 17.15 %LSU Mauritania
2000s 7.1 %LSU 25.68 %LSU 18.58 %LSU Mauritania
2010s 6.59 %LSU 26.54 %LSU 19.95 %LSU Mauritania
2020s 5.46 %LSU 27.08 %LSU 21.62 %LSU Mauritania

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 Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 27.69 %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 Mauritania?
22.63 %LSU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mauritania rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th 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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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.