Australia vs New Zealand: Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Australia
2.92 An per person
in 2024
New Zealand
4.46 An per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
2nd
Sheep — Stocks, per capita over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.46 An per person against 2.92 An per person in Australia, a difference of 1.54 An per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 159 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.34 An per person | 20.77 An per person | 6.43 An per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 11.1 An per person | 19.6 An per person | 8.51 An per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 9.16 An per person | 20.96 An per person | 11.8 An per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 7.55 An per person | 13.75 An per person | 6.2 An per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.81 An per person | 9.46 An per person | 4.65 An per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.01 An per person | 6.41 An per person | 3.39 An per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.69 An per person | 4.86 An per person | 2.17 An per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.46 An per person against 2.92 An per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks, per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
- 1.54 An per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.