Nigeria vs Sudan (former): Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan (former)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 48.18 million An against 38.72 million An in Sudan (former), a difference of 9.46 million An.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Sudan (former)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan (former) ahead.
Nigeria ranks 7th and Sudan (former) ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sudan (former) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan (former) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 million An | 4.67 million An | 3.12 million An | Sudan (former) |
| 1970s | 4.34 million An | 6.31 million An | 1.97 million An | Sudan (former) |
| 1980s | 10.09 million An | 6.76 million An | 3.32 million An | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 18.36 million An | 16.87 million An | 1.50 million An | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 32.43 million An | 37.61 million An | 5.18 million An | Sudan (former) |
| 2010s | 38.38 million An | 41.74 million An | 3.37 million An | Sudan (former) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, Nigeria or Sudan (former)?
- Nigeria, at 48.18 million An against 38.72 million An in Sudan (former) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered between Nigeria and Sudan (former)?
- 9.46 million An, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan (former)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan (former) rank globally for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Nigeria ranks 7th and Sudan (former) ranks 9th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.