South Africa vs South America: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- South Africa
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 63.73 million An against 21.43 million An in South Africa, a difference of 42.31 million An.
That makes South America's figure about 3.0 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 22nd and South America ranks 19th of 180 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.40 million An | 117.89 million An | 79.49 million An | South America |
| 1970s | 31.62 million An | 103.93 million An | 72.31 million An | South America |
| 1980s | 31.20 million An | 101.84 million An | 70.63 million An | South America |
| 1990s | 29.92 million An | 86.01 million An | 56.09 million An | South America |
| 2000s | 26.00 million An | 71.14 million An | 45.14 million An | South America |
| 2010s | 23.63 million An | 65.92 million An | 42.28 million An | South America |
| 2020s | 21.48 million An | 64.09 million An | 42.61 million An | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, South Africa or South America?
- South America, at 63.73 million An against 21.43 million An in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between South Africa and South America?
- 42.31 million An, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and South America rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 22nd and South America ranks 19th 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
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).