South Africa vs Zambia: Swine / pigs — Stocks
Swine / pigs — Stocks over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 264,244 LSU against 238,948 LSU in Zambia, a difference of 25,296 LSU.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 65th of 172 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280,498 LSU | 16,156 LSU | 264,342 LSU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 266,260 LSU | 32,241 LSU | 234,019 LSU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 278,580 LSU | 42,388 LSU | 236,192 LSU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 312,474 LSU | 61,420 LSU | 251,054 LSU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 326,428 LSU | 82,420 LSU | 244,008 LSU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 305,049 LSU | 220,303 LSU | 84,747 LSU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 267,289 LSU | 234,948 LSU | 32,342 LSU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher swine / pigs — stocks, South Africa or Zambia?
- South Africa, at 264,244 LSU against 238,948 LSU in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in swine / pigs — stocks between South Africa and Zambia?
- 25,296 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for swine / pigs — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 65th 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
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.