South Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Sheep — Share in total livestock over time
- South Africa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 17.05 %LSU against 16 %LSU in South Africa, a difference of 1.05 %LSU.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 36th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.57 %LSU | 6 %LSU | 22.57 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 24.03 %LSU | 9.74 %LSU | 14.3 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 23.15 %LSU | 9.13 %LSU | 14.02 %LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 20.65 %LSU | 9.05 %LSU | 11.61 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 17.52 %LSU | 12.41 %LSU | 5.11 %LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 16.06 %LSU | 19.06 %LSU | 3 %LSU | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 15.97 %LSU | 17.5 %LSU | 1.52 %LSU | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, South Africa or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 17.05 %LSU against 16 %LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.05 %LSU, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
- South Africa ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 36th 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.