Brazil vs South Africa: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.18 million LSU against 2.14 million LSU in South Africa, a difference of 36,650 LSU.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 million LSU | 3.84 million LSU | 2.26 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.77 million LSU | 3.16 million LSU | 1.39 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.91 million LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.73 million LSU | 2.99 million LSU | 1.26 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.55 million LSU | 2.60 million LSU | 1.05 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.81 million LSU | 2.36 million LSU | 552,609 LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.11 million LSU | 2.15 million LSU | 36,158 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 2.18 million LSU against 2.14 million LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Brazil and South Africa?
- 36,650 LSU, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Brazil ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 22nd 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.