European Union (27) vs Nigeria: Sheep — Stocks

European Union (27)
56.51 million An
in 2024
Nigeria
52.14 million An
in 2024
European Union (27) rank
17th
Nigeria rank
8th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • European Union (27)
  • Nigeria
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M196119922024

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 56.51 million An against 52.14 million An in Nigeria, a difference of 4.37 million An.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 29 groups.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 87.80 million An 1.82 million An 85.97 million An European Union (27)
1970s 84.90 million An 5.27 million An 79.63 million An European Union (27)
1980s 96.36 million An 10.04 million An 86.32 million An European Union (27)
1990s 88.93 million An 16.60 million An 72.33 million An European Union (27)
2000s 75.72 million An 31.05 million An 44.67 million An European Union (27)
2010s 64.72 million An 41.68 million An 23.05 million An European Union (27)
2020s 59.23 million An 50.14 million An 9.09 million An European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, European Union (27) or Nigeria?
European Union (27), at 56.51 million An against 52.14 million An in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between European Union (27) and Nigeria?
4.37 million An, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do European Union (27) and Nigeria rank globally for sheep — stocks?
European Union (27) ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 29 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.