Africa vs Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Africa
972.37 million An
in 2024
Nigeria
143.11 million An
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
4th

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Africa
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 972.37 million An against 143.11 million An in Nigeria, a difference of 829.26 million An.

That makes Africa's figure about 6.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 29 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 247.57 million An 3.30 million An 244.28 million An Africa
1970s 286.19 million An 11.58 million An 274.60 million An Africa
1980s 346.84 million An 26.99 million An 319.85 million An Africa
1990s 425.23 million An 46.43 million An 378.80 million An Africa
2000s 572.29 million An 80.35 million An 491.94 million An Africa
2010s 768.80 million An 114.07 million An 654.73 million An Africa
2020s 936.48 million An 137.89 million An 798.60 million An Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Africa or Nigeria?
Africa, at 972.37 million An against 143.11 million An in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Africa and Nigeria?
829.26 million An, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Nigeria rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Africa ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,597 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.