European Union (27) vs USSR: Sheep — Stocks

European Union (27)
56.51 million An
in 2024
USSR
132.95 million An
in 1991
European Union (27) rank
17th
USSR rank
3rd

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • European Union (27)
  • USSR
050.0M100.0M150.0M196119922024

How they compare

USSR currently reports 132.95 million An against 56.51 million An in European Union (27), a difference of 76.44 million An.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.4 times European Union (27)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 17th and USSR ranks 3rd of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 87.80 million An 134.85 million An 47.05 million An USSR
1970s 84.90 million An 140.06 million An 55.16 million An USSR
1980s 96.36 million An 142.24 million An 45.88 million An USSR
1990s 98.59 million An 135.76 million An 37.17 million An USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, European Union (27) or USSR?
USSR, at 132.95 million An against 56.51 million An in European Union (27) as of 1991.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between European Union (27) and USSR?
76.44 million An, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do European Union (27) and USSR rank globally for sheep — stocks?
European Union (27) ranks 17th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.