Türkiye vs Western Africa: Sheep — Stocks

Türkiye
4.21 million LSU
in 2023
Western Africa
13.87 million LSU
in 2023
Türkiye rank
12th
Western Africa rank
11th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Türkiye
  • Western Africa
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 13.87 million LSU against 4.21 million LSU in Türkiye, a difference of 9.67 million LSU.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.3 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Türkiye ahead.

Türkiye ranks 12th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Türkiye Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.39 million LSU 1.98 million LSU 1.41 million LSU Türkiye
1970s 3.99 million LSU 2.83 million LSU 1.16 million LSU Türkiye
1980s 4.58 million LSU 3.83 million LSU 759,174 LSU Türkiye
1990s 3.64 million LSU 5.06 million LSU 1.42 million LSU Western Africa
2000s 2.62 million LSU 7.84 million LSU 5.22 million LSU Western Africa
2010s 2.93 million LSU 10.64 million LSU 7.71 million LSU Western Africa
2020s 4.35 million LSU 13.32 million LSU 8.97 million LSU Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Türkiye or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 13.87 million LSU against 4.21 million LSU in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Türkiye and Western Africa?
9.67 million LSU, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Türkiye and Western Africa rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Türkiye ranks 12th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 192 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.