Iceland vs Polynesia: Major livestock types — Stocks
Major livestock types — Stocks over time
- Iceland
- Polynesia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 147,519 LSU against 116,647 LSU in Polynesia, a difference of 30,872 LSU.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Polynesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 169th and Polynesia ranks 172nd of 211 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,739 LSU | 59,295 LSU | 94,444 LSU | Iceland |
| 1970s | 170,291 LSU | 75,644 LSU | 94,647 LSU | Iceland |
| 1980s | 176,939 LSU | 110,709 LSU | 66,230 LSU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 179,508 LSU | 120,831 LSU | 58,677 LSU | Iceland |
| 2000s | 169,423 LSU | 127,870 LSU | 41,553 LSU | Iceland |
| 2010s | 172,433 LSU | 132,260 LSU | 40,173 LSU | Iceland |
| 2020s | 153,212 LSU | 116,545 LSU | 36,667 LSU | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, Iceland or Polynesia?
- Iceland, at 147,519 LSU against 116,647 LSU in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between Iceland and Polynesia?
- 30,872 LSU, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Polynesia rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 169th and Polynesia ranks 172nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — 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.