Nigeria vs Sudan (former): Sheep — Stocks

Nigeria
52.14 million An
in 2024
Sudan (former)
52.64 million An
in 2011
Nigeria rank
8th
Sudan (former) rank
7th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan (former)
020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922024

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 52.64 million An against 52.14 million An in Nigeria, a difference of 507,700 An.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sudan (former) has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 8th and Sudan (former) ranks 7th of 179 countries.

Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.82 million An 9.37 million An 7.54 million An Sudan (former)
1970s 5.27 million An 13.84 million An 8.57 million An Sudan (former)
1980s 10.04 million An 19.02 million An 8.98 million An Sudan (former)
1990s 16.60 million An 33.98 million An 17.38 million An Sudan (former)
2000s 31.05 million An 49.24 million An 18.19 million An Sudan (former)
2010s 36.95 million An 52.36 million An 15.41 million An Sudan (former)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Nigeria or Sudan (former)?
Sudan (former), at 52.64 million An against 52.14 million An in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Nigeria and Sudan (former)?
507,700 An, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan (former)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sudan (former) rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Nigeria ranks 8th and Sudan (former) ranks 7th of 179 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
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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.