Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Sheep — Stocks

Australia
72.10 million An
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
96.46 million An
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196119922023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 96.46 million An against 72.10 million An in Australia, a difference of 24.36 million An.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 7th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 180 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 163.10 million An 217.60 million An 54.50 million An Australia and New Zealand
1970s 150.73 million An 209.65 million An 58.91 million An Australia and New Zealand
1980s 144.06 million An 211.43 million An 67.37 million An Australia and New Zealand
1990s 134.76 million An 184.53 million An 49.77 million An Australia and New Zealand
2000s 96.37 million An 134.93 million An 38.56 million An Australia and New Zealand
2010s 71.05 million An 100.44 million An 29.39 million An Australia and New Zealand
2020s 68.48 million An 93.79 million An 25.31 million An Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 96.46 million An against 72.10 million An in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
24.36 million An, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Australia ranks 7th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 13,062 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).