Middle Africa vs Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- Middle Africa
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 28.45 %LSU against 10.36 %LSU in Middle Africa, a difference of 18.09 %LSU.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.7 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 16 regions.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.96 %LSU | 42.16 %LSU | 35.2 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 6.13 %LSU | 33.99 %LSU | 27.86 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.43 %LSU | 31.82 %LSU | 26.39 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 6.54 %LSU | 28.03 %LSU | 21.49 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 7.6 %LSU | 23.98 %LSU | 16.38 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 8.74 %LSU | 25.49 %LSU | 16.75 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 10.08 %LSU | 29.46 %LSU | 19.38 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Middle Africa or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 28.45 %LSU against 10.36 %LSU in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Middle Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 18.09 %LSU, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Middle Africa ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 16 regions.
- 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.