Iraq vs Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Iraq
- Lesotho
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Lesotho, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1511 LSU/ha | 0.0844 LSU/ha | 0.0667 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.135 LSU/ha | 0.097 LSU/ha | 0.038 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.122 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.022 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.096 LSU/ha | 0.083 LSU/ha | 0.013 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.084 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.004 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.091 LSU/ha | 0.099 LSU/ha | 0.008 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.0925 LSU/ha | 0.0025 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, Iraq or Lesotho?
- Iraq, at 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Iraq and Lesotho?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iraq ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 55th 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.