Ireland vs Norway: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.58 LSU/ha against 1.41 LSU/ha in Norway, a difference of 0.17 LSU/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 LSU/ha | 1.39 LSU/ha | 0.3267 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.25 LSU/ha | 1.38 LSU/ha | 0.125 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.22 LSU/ha | 1.4 LSU/ha | 0.173 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.56 LSU/ha | 1.33 LSU/ha | 0.227 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.71 LSU/ha | 1.35 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.6 LSU/ha | 1.42 LSU/ha | 0.188 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.55 LSU/ha | 1.43 LSU/ha | 0.125 LSU/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Ireland or Norway?
- Ireland, at 1.58 LSU/ha against 1.41 LSU/ha in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.17 LSU/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ireland ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 34th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.