Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Nigeria: Sheep — Stocks

Democratic Republic of the Congo
91,896 LSU
in 2023
Nigeria
5.14 million LSU
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
10th
Nigeria rank
9th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.14 million LSU against 91,896 LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 5.05 million LSU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 56.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 16 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 52,589 LSU 182,489 LSU 129,900 LSU Nigeria
1970s 71,105 LSU 526,970 LSU 455,865 LSU Nigeria
1980s 79,048 LSU 1.00 million LSU 925,022 LSU Nigeria
1990s 97,820 LSU 1.66 million LSU 1.56 million LSU Nigeria
2000s 90,359 LSU 3.10 million LSU 3.01 million LSU Nigeria
2010s 90,844 LSU 4.17 million LSU 4.08 million LSU Nigeria
2020s 91,664 LSU 4.97 million LSU 4.88 million LSU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 5.14 million LSU against 91,896 LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria?
5.05 million LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 16 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

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.