Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.14 million LSU against 1.89 million LSU in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 247,890 LSU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 199,222 LSU | 3.84 million LSU | 3.64 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 302,580 LSU | 3.16 million LSU | 2.86 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 610,205 LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 2.51 million LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 723,518 LSU | 2.99 million LSU | 2.27 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 747,579 LSU | 2.60 million LSU | 1.85 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 960,481 LSU | 2.36 million LSU | 1.40 million LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.89 million LSU | 2.15 million LSU | 253,512 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.14 million LSU against 1.89 million LSU in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 247,890 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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
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.