Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.14 million LSU against 3.99 million LSU in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.15 million LSU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 180 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.18 million LSU | 1.81 million LSU | 632,379 LSU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.93 million LSU | 3.10 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.96 million LSU | 4.17 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.89 million LSU | 4.97 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.14 million LSU against 3.99 million LSU in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 1.15 million LSU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 9th 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.