Equatorial Guinea vs Western Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Western Africa
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 31.51 %LSU against 14.71 %LSU in Western Africa, a difference of 16.8 %LSU.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.1 times Western Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.56 %LSU | 9.43 %LSU | 34.13 %LSU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 40.54 %LSU | 11.11 %LSU | 29.42 %LSU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 37.87 %LSU | 12.15 %LSU | 25.72 %LSU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 34.22 %LSU | 12.76 %LSU | 21.46 %LSU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 32.28 %LSU | 14.31 %LSU | 17.97 %LSU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 31.83 %LSU | 14.13 %LSU | 17.7 %LSU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 31.5 %LSU | 14.55 %LSU | 16.94 %LSU | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Equatorial Guinea or Western Africa?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 31.51 %LSU against 14.71 %LSU in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Equatorial Guinea and Western Africa?
- 16.8 %LSU, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Western Africa rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 6th 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
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.