Australia and New Zealand vs India: Sheep — Stocks

Australia and New Zealand
9.65 million LSU
in 2023
India
7.74 million LSU
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
India rank
6th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • India
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 9.65 million LSU against 7.74 million LSU in India, a difference of 1.90 million LSU.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times India's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and India ranks 6th 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 and New Zealand India Difference Ahead
1960s 21.76 million LSU 4.12 million LSU 17.64 million LSU Australia and New Zealand
1970s 20.96 million LSU 4.09 million LSU 16.87 million LSU Australia and New Zealand
1980s 21.14 million LSU 4.69 million LSU 16.45 million LSU Australia and New Zealand
1990s 18.45 million LSU 5.40 million LSU 13.05 million LSU Australia and New Zealand
2000s 13.49 million LSU 6.52 million LSU 6.98 million LSU Australia and New Zealand
2010s 10.04 million LSU 7.01 million LSU 3.04 million LSU Australia and New Zealand
2020s 9.38 million LSU 7.63 million LSU 1.75 million LSU Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Australia and New Zealand or India?
Australia and New Zealand, at 9.65 million LSU against 7.74 million LSU in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Australia and New Zealand and India?
1.90 million LSU, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and India rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and India ranks 6th 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
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.