Botswana vs Zambia: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 24,308 LSU against 23,969 LSU in Botswana, a difference of 339 LSU.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 128th and Zambia ranks 127th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,338 LSU | 3,379 LSU | 12,959 LSU | Botswana |
| 1970s | 27,409 LSU | 3,103 LSU | 24,305 LSU | Botswana |
| 1980s | 19,737 LSU | 4,342 LSU | 15,395 LSU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 33,110 LSU | 7,720 LSU | 25,390 LSU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 24,586 LSU | 18,000 LSU | 6,586 LSU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 25,687 LSU | 21,602 LSU | 4,085 LSU | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21,572 LSU | 23,626 LSU | 2,054 LSU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 24,308 LSU against 23,969 LSU in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Botswana and Zambia?
- 339 LSU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Botswana ranks 128th and Zambia ranks 127th 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.