Russian Federation vs South Africa: Sheep — Stocks

Russian Federation
1.91 million LSU
in 2023
South Africa
2.14 million LSU
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
25th
South Africa rank
22nd

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Russian Federation
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.14 million LSU against 1.91 million LSU in Russian Federation, a difference of 234,260 LSU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3.10 million LSU 2.92 million LSU 179,734 LSU Russian Federation
2000s 1.57 million LSU 2.60 million LSU 1.03 million LSU South Africa
2010s 2.16 million LSU 2.36 million LSU 204,913 LSU South Africa
2020s 1.97 million LSU 2.15 million LSU 181,392 LSU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Russian Federation or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.14 million LSU against 1.91 million LSU in Russian Federation as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Russian Federation and South Africa?
234,260 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and South Africa rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Russian Federation ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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.