Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.89 million LSU against 896,520 LSU in Northern America, a difference of 998,150 LSU.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.1 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 million LSU | 199,222 LSU | 3.84 million LSU | Northern America |
| 1970s | 2.45 million LSU | 302,580 LSU | 2.14 million LSU | Northern America |
| 1980s | 1.81 million LSU | 610,205 LSU | 1.20 million LSU | Northern America |
| 1990s | 1.50 million LSU | 723,518 LSU | 780,893 LSU | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.09 million LSU | 747,579 LSU | 338,159 LSU | Northern America |
| 2010s | 928,539 LSU | 960,481 LSU | 31,942 LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 899,569 LSU | 1.89 million LSU | 995,101 LSU | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.89 million LSU against 896,520 LSU in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 998,150 LSU, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Northern America ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 31 groups.
- 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.