Ireland vs Lesotho: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Ireland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Lesotho, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ireland ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0667 LSU/ha | 0.0844 LSU/ha | 0.0178 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.097 LSU/ha | 0.041 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.067 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.033 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.132 LSU/ha | 0.083 LSU/ha | 0.049 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.146 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.066 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.106 LSU/ha | 0.099 LSU/ha | 0.007 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 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, Ireland or Lesotho?
- Ireland, 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 Ireland and Lesotho?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Lesotho rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ireland 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.