South Africa vs Southern Europe: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- South Africa
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 3.56 million LSU against 2.14 million LSU in South Africa, a difference of 1.41 million LSU.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 22nd and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.84 million LSU | 5.33 million LSU | 1.49 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 3.16 million LSU | 4.61 million LSU | 1.45 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 3.12 million LSU | 4.96 million LSU | 1.84 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | 2.99 million LSU | 5.47 million LSU | 2.48 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 2.60 million LSU | 4.90 million LSU | 2.30 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 2.36 million LSU | 4.07 million LSU | 1.71 million LSU | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 2.15 million LSU | 3.70 million LSU | 1.55 million LSU | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, South Africa or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 3.56 million LSU against 2.14 million LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 1.41 million LSU, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 22nd and Southern Europe ranks 21st 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.