Portugal vs Spain: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.06 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Spain, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 77th and Spain ranks 77th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1511 LSU/ha | 0.0711 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.124 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.064 LSU/ha | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.112 LSU/ha | 0.068 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.109 LSU/ha | 0.089 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2010s | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.071 LSU/ha | 0.002 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0675 LSU/ha | 0.065 LSU/ha | 0.0025 LSU/ha | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, 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 Portugal and Spain?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Portugal 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.