Malta vs Portugal: Horses — Share in total livestock

Malta
2.47 %LSU
in 2017
Portugal
2.56 %LSU
in 2022
Malta rank
48th
Portugal rank
45th

Horses — Share in total livestock over time

  • Malta
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.56 %LSU against 2.47 %LSU in Malta, a difference of 0.09 %LSU.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 45th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 5.34 %LSU 1.14 %LSU 4.2 %LSU Malta
1970s 2.92 %LSU 0.918 %LSU 2 %LSU Malta
1980s 1.79 %LSU 0.653 %LSU 1.13 %LSU Malta
1990s 1.54 %LSU 1.2 %LSU 0.345 %LSU Malta
2000s 1.64 %LSU 1.71 %LSU 0.071 %LSU Portugal
2010s 2.25 %LSU 2.13 %LSU 0.12 %LSU Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher horses — share in total livestock, Malta or Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.56 %LSU against 2.47 %LSU in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in horses — share in total livestock between Malta and Portugal?
0.09 %LSU, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for horses — share in total livestock?
Malta ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 45th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Horses — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Horses — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 11,867 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.