Ireland vs Namibia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Ireland
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.71 million An against 3.60 million An in Ireland, a difference of 108,710 An.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Ireland ranks 73rd and Namibia ranks 72nd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 million An | 4.98 million An | 1.75 million An | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.71 million An | 5.40 million An | 2.69 million An | Namibia |
| 1980s | 3.19 million An | 4.50 million An | 1.31 million An | Namibia |
| 1990s | 5.75 million An | 4.35 million An | 1.40 million An | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.35 million An | 4.62 million An | 1.73 million An | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.81 million An | 4.03 million An | 772,951 An | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.85 million An | 3.51 million An | 344,210 An | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Ireland or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.71 million An against 3.60 million An in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Ireland and Namibia?
- 108,710 An, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Namibia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Namibia rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 73rd and Namibia ranks 72nd of 185 countries.
- 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
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.