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

Democratic Republic of the Congo
5.06 %LSU
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
28.45 %LSU
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Saudi Arabia
10203040196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 28.45 %LSU against 5.06 %LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 23.39 %LSU.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 5.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 16 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.44 %LSU 42.16 %LSU 35.72 %LSU Saudi Arabia
1970s 6.39 %LSU 33.99 %LSU 27.6 %LSU Saudi Arabia
1980s 5.88 %LSU 31.82 %LSU 25.94 %LSU Saudi Arabia
1990s 6.25 %LSU 28.03 %LSU 21.78 %LSU Saudi Arabia
2000s 7.1 %LSU 23.98 %LSU 16.88 %LSU Saudi Arabia
2010s 6.59 %LSU 25.49 %LSU 18.9 %LSU Saudi Arabia
2020s 5.46 %LSU 29.46 %LSU 24 %LSU Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 28.45 %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 Saudi Arabia?
23.39 %LSU, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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

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.