Kenya vs Somalia: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 11.27 %LSU against 10.55 %LSU in Somalia, a difference of 0.72 %LSU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Kenya ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 66th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.07 %LSU | 11.42 %LSU | 3.35 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1970s | 5.8 %LSU | 11.69 %LSU | 5.89 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1980s | 8 %LSU | 12.18 %LSU | 4.19 %LSU | Somalia |
| 1990s | 9.15 %LSU | 13.52 %LSU | 4.36 %LSU | Somalia |
| 2000s | 9.85 %LSU | 13.13 %LSU | 3.28 %LSU | Somalia |
| 2010s | 11.04 %LSU | 11.94 %LSU | 0.906 %LSU | Somalia |
| 2020s | 11.31 %LSU | 10.89 %LSU | 0.4175 %LSU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Kenya or Somalia?
- Kenya, at 11.27 %LSU against 10.55 %LSU in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.72 %LSU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Kenya ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 66th of 192 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.