Portugal vs Switzerland: Cattle — Stocks
Cattle — Stocks over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.38 million LSU against 1.37 million LSU in Portugal, a difference of 790 LSU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 91st and Switzerland ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million LSU | 1.61 million LSU | 598,302 LSU | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.09 million LSU | 1.75 million LSU | 661,131 LSU | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.20 million LSU | 1.73 million LSU | 526,714 LSU | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.24 million LSU | 1.56 million LSU | 324,993 LSU | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.29 million LSU | 1.42 million LSU | 131,231 LSU | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.41 million LSU | 1.40 million LSU | 9,885 LSU | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.45 million LSU | 1.37 million LSU | 80,132 LSU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — stocks, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.38 million LSU against 1.37 million LSU in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — stocks between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 790 LSU, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for cattle — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 91st and Switzerland ranks 90th 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.