Africa vs USSR: Sheep — Stocks

Africa
438.68 million An
in 2024
USSR
132.95 million An
in 1991
Africa rank
2nd
USSR rank
3rd

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Africa
  • USSR
100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 438.68 million An against 132.95 million An in USSR, a difference of 305.73 million An.

That makes Africa's figure about 3.3 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 35 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 145.20 million An 134.85 million An 10.35 million An Africa
1970s 163.81 million An 140.06 million An 23.75 million An Africa
1980s 191.46 million An 142.24 million An 49.22 million An Africa
1990s 209.44 million An 135.76 million An 73.68 million An Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Africa or USSR?
Africa, at 438.68 million An against 132.95 million An in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Africa and USSR?
305.73 million An, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Africa and USSR rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Africa ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd 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.