Africa vs China, People's Republic of: Sheep — Stocks

Africa
438.68 million An
in 2024
China, People's Republic of
182.94 million An
in 2024
Africa rank
2nd
China, People's Republic of rank
1st

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Africa
  • China, People's Republic of
100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 438.68 million An against 182.94 million An in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 255.74 million An.

That makes Africa's figure about 2.4 times China, People's Republic of's.

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

Africa ranks 2nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 1st of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa China, People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 145.20 million An 72.36 million An 72.83 million An Africa
1970s 163.81 million An 90.65 million An 73.16 million An Africa
1980s 191.46 million An 102.37 million An 89.09 million An Africa
1990s 221.41 million An 116.34 million An 105.07 million An Africa
2000s 283.44 million An 140.44 million An 143.00 million An Africa
2010s 362.60 million An 156.03 million An 206.57 million An Africa
2020s 428.08 million An 185.88 million An 242.20 million An Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Africa or China, People's Republic of?
Africa, at 438.68 million An against 182.94 million An in China, People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Africa and China, People's Republic of?
255.74 million An, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, People's Republic of?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and China, People's Republic of rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Africa ranks 2nd and China, People's Republic of ranks 1st of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — 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 — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 data points, 1961–2024
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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.