Northern Africa vs Sudan (former): Sheep — Stocks

Northern Africa
108.49 million An
in 2024
Sudan (former)
52.64 million An
in 2011
Northern Africa rank
12th
Sudan (former) rank
7th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Northern Africa
  • Sudan (former)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M196119922024

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 108.49 million An against 52.64 million An in Sudan (former), a difference of 55.85 million An.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.1 times Sudan (former)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

Northern Africa ranks 12th and Sudan (former) ranks 7th of 29 groups.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Africa Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1960s 36.00 million An 9.37 million An 26.63 million An Northern Africa
1970s 49.81 million An 13.84 million An 35.97 million An Northern Africa
1980s 61.44 million An 19.02 million An 42.42 million An Northern Africa
1990s 81.54 million An 33.98 million An 47.57 million An Northern Africa
2000s 102.70 million An 49.24 million An 53.46 million An Northern Africa
2010s 113.78 million An 52.36 million An 61.42 million An Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Northern Africa or Sudan (former)?
Northern Africa, at 108.49 million An against 52.64 million An in Sudan (former) as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Northern Africa and Sudan (former)?
55.85 million An, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Sudan (former)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Northern Africa and Sudan (former) rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Northern Africa ranks 12th and Sudan (former) ranks 7th 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.