Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Africa
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Africa currently reports 43.62 million LSU against 9.65 million LSU in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 33.97 million LSU.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Africa ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Australia and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.52 million LSU | 21.76 million LSU | 7.24 million LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 16.38 million LSU | 20.96 million LSU | 4.58 million LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 19.15 million LSU | 21.14 million LSU | 2.00 million LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 22.14 million LSU | 18.45 million LSU | 3.69 million LSU | Africa |
| 2000s | 28.34 million LSU | 13.49 million LSU | 14.85 million LSU | Africa |
| 2010s | 36.26 million LSU | 10.04 million LSU | 26.22 million LSU | Africa |
| 2020s | 42.50 million LSU | 9.38 million LSU | 33.12 million LSU | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
- Africa, at 43.62 million LSU against 9.65 million LSU in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 33.97 million LSU, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- 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 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.