Australia vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Australia
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7.21 million LSU against 284,464 LSU in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 6.93 million LSU.
That makes Australia's figure about 25.3 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 180 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.31 million LSU | 78,091 LSU | 16.23 million LSU | Australia |
| 1970s | 15.07 million LSU | 96,816 LSU | 14.98 million LSU | Australia |
| 1980s | 14.41 million LSU | 145,153 LSU | 14.26 million LSU | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.48 million LSU | 347,112 LSU | 13.13 million LSU | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.64 million LSU | 359,751 LSU | 9.28 million LSU | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.10 million LSU | 316,297 LSU | 6.79 million LSU | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.85 million LSU | 285,056 LSU | 6.56 million LSU | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Australia or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Australia, at 7.21 million LSU against 284,464 LSU in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Australia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 6.93 million LSU, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Australia ranks 7th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th 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 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.