Ireland vs Spain: Cattle — Stocks
Cattle — Stocks over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.87 million LSU against 5.67 million LSU in Spain, a difference of 208,180 LSU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.19 million LSU | 3.41 million LSU | 780,254 LSU | Ireland |
| 1970s | 5.38 million LSU | 3.99 million LSU | 1.39 million LSU | Ireland |
| 1980s | 5.23 million LSU | 4.43 million LSU | 796,028 LSU | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.76 million LSU | 4.85 million LSU | 909,180 LSU | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.28 million LSU | 5.73 million LSU | 549,502 LSU | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.15 million LSU | 5.54 million LSU | 610,253 LSU | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.91 million LSU | 5.84 million LSU | 66,158 LSU | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — stocks, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 5.87 million LSU against 5.67 million LSU in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — stocks between Ireland and Spain?
- 208,180 LSU, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for cattle — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.