Ecuador vs South Africa: Swine / pigs — Stocks

Ecuador
246,000 LSU
in 2023
South Africa
264,244 LSU
in 2023
Ecuador rank
64th
South Africa rank
62nd

Swine / pigs — Stocks over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 264,244 LSU against 246,000 LSU in Ecuador, a difference of 18,244 LSU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 398,556 LSU 280,498 LSU 118,058 LSU Ecuador
1970s 631,476 LSU 266,260 LSU 365,216 LSU Ecuador
1980s 696,406 LSU 278,580 LSU 417,826 LSU Ecuador
1990s 618,828 LSU 312,474 LSU 306,354 LSU Ecuador
2000s 351,690 LSU 326,428 LSU 25,262 LSU Ecuador
2010s 348,800 LSU 305,049 LSU 43,751 LSU Ecuador
2020s 252,563 LSU 267,289 LSU 14,726 LSU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — stocks, Ecuador or South Africa?
South Africa, at 264,244 LSU against 246,000 LSU in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — stocks between Ecuador and South Africa?
18,244 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for swine / pigs — stocks?
Ecuador ranks 64th 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.