China vs Spain: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
China currently reports 0.06 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Spain, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
China ranks 77th and Spain ranks 77th of 187 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0389 LSU/ha | 0.0711 LSU/ha | 0.0322 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.037 LSU/ha | 0.068 LSU/ha | 0.031 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.045 LSU/ha | 0.089 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.053 LSU/ha | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0.035 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.057 LSU/ha | 0.071 LSU/ha | 0.014 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.065 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, China or Spain?
- China, at 0.06 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between China and Spain?
- 0 LSU/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- China ranks 77th and Spain ranks 77th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — 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.