New Zealand vs Western Europe: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- New Zealand
- Western Europe
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 21.44 %LSU against 1.78 %LSU in Western Europe, a difference of 19.66 %LSU.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 12.0 times Western Europe's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 26th of 180 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.6 %LSU | 2.04 %LSU | 42.56 %LSU | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 42.21 %LSU | 2.08 %LSU | 40.12 %LSU | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 47.44 %LSU | 2.33 %LSU | 45.11 %LSU | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 38.02 %LSU | 2.35 %LSU | 35.67 %LSU | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 30.11 %LSU | 2.19 %LSU | 27.92 %LSU | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 23.74 %LSU | 1.79 %LSU | 21.95 %LSU | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 21.51 %LSU | 1.79 %LSU | 19.71 %LSU | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, New Zealand or Western Europe?
- New Zealand, at 21.44 %LSU against 1.78 %LSU in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between New Zealand and Western Europe?
- 19.66 %LSU, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Western Europe rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- New Zealand ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 26th 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.