Southern Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: Sheep — Stocks

Southern Africa
2.54 million LSU
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
1.86 million LSU
in 2023
Southern Africa rank
23rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
6th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Southern Africa
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 2.54 million LSU against 1.86 million LSU in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 684,510 LSU.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Southern Africa ranks 23rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th of 31 groups.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Africa Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 4.35 million LSU 484,746 LSU 3.87 million LSU Southern Africa
1970s 3.73 million LSU 615,357 LSU 3.12 million LSU Southern Africa
1980s 3.58 million LSU 1.20 million LSU 2.38 million LSU Southern Africa
1990s 3.40 million LSU 1.34 million LSU 2.06 million LSU Southern Africa
2000s 3.00 million LSU 1.74 million LSU 1.26 million LSU Southern Africa
2010s 2.75 million LSU 1.62 million LSU 1.13 million LSU Southern Africa
2020s 2.50 million LSU 1.73 million LSU 769,785 LSU Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Southern Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?
Southern Africa, at 2.54 million LSU against 1.86 million LSU in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Southern Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
684,510 LSU, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Southern Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Southern Africa ranks 23rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th 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

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.