Northern Europe vs South Africa: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Northern Europe
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 3.90 million LSU against 2.14 million LSU in South Africa, a difference of 1.76 million LSU.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Northern Europe ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Northern Europe averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Europe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.57 million LSU | 3.84 million LSU | 271,979 LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 3.14 million LSU | 3.16 million LSU | 25,340 LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.63 million LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 510,422 LSU | Northern Europe |
| 1990s | 5.33 million LSU | 2.99 million LSU | 2.34 million LSU | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 4.56 million LSU | 2.60 million LSU | 1.96 million LSU | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 4.19 million LSU | 2.36 million LSU | 1.83 million LSU | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 4.02 million LSU | 2.15 million LSU | 1.87 million LSU | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Northern Europe or South Africa?
- Northern Europe, at 3.90 million LSU against 2.14 million LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Northern Europe and South Africa?
- 1.76 million LSU, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern Europe and South Africa rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Northern Europe ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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.