Lesotho vs Namibia: Sheep — Stocks

Lesotho
1.91 million An
in 2024
Namibia
1.92 million An
in 2024
Lesotho rank
74th
Namibia rank
73rd

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.92 million An against 1.91 million An in Lesotho, a difference of 7,830 An.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 74th and Namibia ranks 73rd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.42 million An 3.50 million An 2.08 million An Namibia
1970s 1.43 million An 3.96 million An 2.53 million An Namibia
1980s 1.38 million An 3.01 million An 1.63 million An Namibia
1990s 1.15 million An 2.61 million An 1.46 million An Namibia
2000s 1.06 million An 2.64 million An 1.58 million An Namibia
2010s 1.44 million An 2.16 million An 720,149 An Namibia
2020s 1.66 million An 1.80 million An 142,402 An Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Lesotho or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.92 million An against 1.91 million An in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Lesotho and Namibia?
7,830 An, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Lesotho ranks 74th and Namibia ranks 73rd of 191 countries.
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
Last refreshed

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.