USSR vs World: Sheep — Stocks

USSR
13.29 million LSU
in 1991
World
132.64 million LSU
in 2023
USSR rank
4th
World rank
1st

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • USSR
  • World
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M196119922023

How they compare

World currently reports 132.64 million LSU against 13.29 million LSU in USSR, a difference of 119.34 million LSU.

That makes World's figure about 10.0 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 192 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR World Difference Ahead
1960s 13.48 million LSU 104.50 million LSU 91.02 million LSU World
1970s 14.01 million LSU 105.39 million LSU 91.38 million LSU World
1980s 14.22 million LSU 113.95 million LSU 99.72 million LSU World
1990s 13.58 million LSU 120.29 million LSU 106.71 million LSU World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, USSR or World?
World, at 132.64 million LSU against 13.29 million LSU in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between USSR and World?
119.34 million LSU, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and World rank globally for sheep — stocks?
USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.