Australia vs World: Sheep — Stocks, per capita

Australia
2.7 An per person
in 2023
World
0.1641 An per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
World rank
2nd

Sheep — Stocks, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • World
051015196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.7 An per person against 0.1641 An per person in World, a difference of 2.54 An per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 16.5 times World's.

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

Australia ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia World Difference Ahead
1960s 14.34 An per person 0.3107 An per person 14.03 An per person Australia
1970s 11.1 An per person 0.2608 An per person 10.84 An per person Australia
1980s 9.16 An per person 0.2358 An per person 8.92 An per person Australia
1990s 7.55 An per person 0.1958 An per person 7.36 An per person Australia
2000s 4.81 An per person 0.1655 An per person 4.64 An per person Australia
2010s 3.01 An per person 0.1588 An per person 2.85 An per person Australia
2020s 2.63 An per person 0.1644 An per person 2.47 An per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, per capita, Australia or World?
Australia, at 2.7 An per person against 0.1641 An per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks, per capita between Australia and World?
2.54 An per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and World rank globally for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Stocks, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.