Indonesia vs South Africa: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Indonesia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.14 million LSU against 1.55 million LSU in Indonesia, a difference of 590,080 LSU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 192 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 363,189 LSU | 3.84 million LSU | 3.48 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 349,100 LSU | 3.16 million LSU | 2.81 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 492,774 LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 2.63 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 682,915 LSU | 2.99 million LSU | 2.31 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 849,798 LSU | 2.60 million LSU | 1.75 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.52 million LSU | 2.36 million LSU | 840,614 LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.61 million LSU | 2.15 million LSU | 540,680 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Indonesia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.14 million LSU against 1.55 million LSU in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Indonesia and South Africa?
- 590,080 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Indonesia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.