Middle Africa vs New Zealand: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Middle Africa
- New Zealand
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 5.52 million LSU against 2.44 million LSU in New Zealand, a difference of 3.08 million LSU.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 17th of 16 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 464,990 LSU | 5.45 million LSU | 4.98 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 513,278 LSU | 5.89 million LSU | 5.38 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 643,149 LSU | 6.74 million LSU | 6.09 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.08 million LSU | 4.98 million LSU | 3.89 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.82 million LSU | 3.86 million LSU | 2.04 million LSU | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.23 million LSU | 2.94 million LSU | 286,770 LSU | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 5.00 million LSU | 2.53 million LSU | 2.47 million LSU | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Middle Africa or New Zealand?
- Middle Africa, at 5.52 million LSU against 2.44 million LSU in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Middle Africa and New Zealand?
- 3.08 million LSU, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and New Zealand rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 17th of 16 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
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.