Mongolia vs Southern Asia: Sheep — Share in total livestock

Mongolia
23.67 %LSU
in 2023
Southern Asia
5.45 %LSU
in 2023
Mongolia rank
21st
Southern Asia rank
23rd

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Mongolia
  • Southern Asia
51015202530196119922023

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 23.67 %LSU against 5.45 %LSU in Southern Asia, a difference of 18.22 %LSU.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 4.3 times Southern Asia's.

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

Mongolia ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 24.76 %LSU 5.91 %LSU 18.86 %LSU Mongolia
1970s 26.27 %LSU 5.72 %LSU 20.55 %LSU Mongolia
1980s 26.67 %LSU 5.85 %LSU 20.82 %LSU Mongolia
1990s 23.41 %LSU 6.03 %LSU 17.38 %LSU Mongolia
2000s 23.74 %LSU 5.92 %LSU 17.82 %LSU Mongolia
2010s 25.78 %LSU 5.4 %LSU 20.38 %LSU Mongolia
2020s 24.82 %LSU 5.49 %LSU 19.33 %LSU Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Mongolia or Southern Asia?
Mongolia, at 23.67 %LSU against 5.45 %LSU in Southern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Mongolia and Southern Asia?
18.22 %LSU, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Southern Asia rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Mongolia ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 23rd 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

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.