Central Asia vs New Zealand: Sheep — Stocks

Central Asia
6.10 million LSU
in 2023
New Zealand
2.44 million LSU
in 2023
Central Asia rank
15th
New Zealand rank
17th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Central Asia
  • New Zealand
2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M7.0M196119922023

How they compare

Central Asia currently reports 6.10 million LSU against 2.44 million LSU in New Zealand, a difference of 3.66 million LSU.

That makes Central Asia's figure about 2.5 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.

Central Asia ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 37 regions.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Asia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 4.37 million LSU 4.81 million LSU 439,535 LSU New Zealand
2000s 3.72 million LSU 3.86 million LSU 137,774 LSU New Zealand
2010s 5.29 million LSU 2.94 million LSU 2.35 million LSU Central Asia
2020s 6.00 million LSU 2.53 million LSU 3.47 million LSU Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Central Asia or New Zealand?
Central Asia, at 6.10 million LSU against 2.44 million LSU in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Central Asia and New Zealand?
3.66 million LSU, with Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and New Zealand?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Central Asia and New Zealand rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Central Asia ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 37 regions.
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.