Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Swine / pigs — Stocks

Burkina Faso
297,854 LSU
in 2023
South Africa
264,244 LSU
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
60th
South Africa rank
62nd

Swine / pigs — Stocks over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • South Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 297,854 LSU against 264,244 LSU in South Africa, a difference of 33,610 LSU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 23,067 LSU 280,498 LSU 257,431 LSU South Africa
1970s 30,040 LSU 266,260 LSU 236,220 LSU South Africa
1980s 75,420 LSU 278,580 LSU 203,160 LSU South Africa
1990s 174,045 LSU 312,474 LSU 138,429 LSU South Africa
2000s 374,362 LSU 326,428 LSU 47,935 LSU Burkina Faso
2010s 475,502 LSU 305,049 LSU 170,452 LSU Burkina Faso
2020s 301,854 LSU 267,289 LSU 34,565 LSU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — stocks, Burkina Faso or South Africa?
Burkina Faso, at 297,854 LSU against 264,244 LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — stocks between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
33,610 LSU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for swine / pigs — stocks?
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Swine / pigs — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,804 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.