Australia vs Southern Asia: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Australia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 17.84 million LSU against 7.21 million LSU in Australia, a difference of 10.63 million LSU.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Southern Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.31 million LSU | 10.44 million LSU | 5.87 million LSU | Australia |
| 1970s | 15.07 million LSU | 10.94 million LSU | 4.14 million LSU | Australia |
| 1980s | 14.41 million LSU | 12.60 million LSU | 1.80 million LSU | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.48 million LSU | 14.62 million LSU | 1.15 million LSU | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 9.64 million LSU | 15.63 million LSU | 6.00 million LSU | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 7.10 million LSU | 15.96 million LSU | 8.86 million LSU | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 6.85 million LSU | 17.71 million LSU | 10.87 million LSU | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Australia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 17.84 million LSU against 7.21 million LSU in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Australia and Southern Asia?
- 10.63 million LSU, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Southern Asia rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Australia ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 10th of 192 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.