Lesotho vs Western Africa: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- Lesotho
- Western Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 29.61 %LSU against 14.71 %LSU in Western Africa, a difference of 14.9 %LSU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.38 %LSU | 9.43 %LSU | 19.94 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 24.55 %LSU | 11.11 %LSU | 13.43 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 21.71 %LSU | 12.15 %LSU | 9.57 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 18.79 %LSU | 12.76 %LSU | 6.03 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 16.37 %LSU | 14.31 %LSU | 2.06 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 25.17 %LSU | 14.13 %LSU | 11.04 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 28.74 %LSU | 14.55 %LSU | 14.19 %LSU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Lesotho or Western Africa?
- Lesotho, at 29.61 %LSU against 14.71 %LSU in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Lesotho and Western Africa?
- 14.9 %LSU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Western Africa rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Lesotho ranks 9th 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.