Niger vs United States of America: Sheep — Stocks

Niger
1.41 million LSU
in 2023
United States of America
769,500 LSU
in 2023
Niger rank
30th
United States of America rank
28th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Niger
  • United States of America
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.41 million LSU against 769,500 LSU in United States of America, a difference of 644,320 LSU.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.8 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Niger ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 28th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 318,389 LSU 3.96 million LSU 3.64 million LSU United States of America
1970s 476,433 LSU 2.37 million LSU 1.90 million LSU United States of America
1980s 516,788 LSU 1.73 million LSU 1.21 million LSU United States of America
1990s 643,663 LSU 1.41 million LSU 764,597 LSU United States of America
2000s 907,943 LSU 948,420 LSU 40,477 LSU United States of America
2010s 1.14 million LSU 801,300 LSU 334,307 LSU Niger
2020s 1.41 million LSU 776,062 LSU 637,755 LSU Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Niger or United States of America?
Niger, at 1.41 million LSU against 769,500 LSU in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Niger and United States of America?
644,320 LSU, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and United States of America rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Niger ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 28th 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

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.