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Re: Google sheep view

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Post by masklinn »

yitchelle wrote: post #3
cconcepts wrote: post #2

Developed in the Netherlands, yet this is the most Kiwi use of technology I have ever seen...

It is sort of (although a very weak link) validation that there are more sheep in NZ than anywhere else in the world.

In absolute numbers that's not even remotely true. According to FAOSTAT the undisputed top 1 is mainland China (175M) followed by Australia (75M), India (64M), Sudan (52M) and Iran (50M). New Zealand is down to 31M heads and it's been falling pretty much continually since the 1999 uptick to 46M heads.

NZ may have the highest number of sheep per capita and highest sheep density (especially since FAOSTAT doesn't list Wales independently)

Re: Google sheep view

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Post by omh »

masklinn wrote: post #4
yitchelle wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is sort of (although a very weak link) validation that there are more sheep in NZ than anywhere else in the world.

In absolute numbers that's not even remotely true. According to FAOSTAT the undisputed top 1 is mainland China (175M) followed by Australia (75M), India (64M), Sudan (52M) and Iran (50M). New Zealand is down to 31M heads and it's been falling pretty much continually since the 1999 uptick to 46M heads. NZ may have the highest number of sheep per capita and highest sheep density (especially since FAOSTAT doesn't list W…

If we consider Wales separately then I think it would beat NZ on density.

A quick search suggests 8.9M sheep in Wales[1], around 430s/km^2 , NZ is only about 120s/km^2.

Per capita though NZ beats Wales, and probably any other country.

[1] http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/sheep-lamb-popu...

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