Ethiopia vs Iraq: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Ethiopia
18.28 %LSU
in 2023
Iraq
19.31 %LSU
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
74th
Iraq rank
71st

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Iraq
10203040196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 19.31 %LSU against 18.28 %LSU in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.03 %LSU.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 187 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 10.17 %LSU 38.86 %LSU 28.7 %LSU Iraq
2000s 12.48 %LSU 28.38 %LSU 15.9 %LSU Iraq
2010s 15.03 %LSU 25.05 %LSU 10.02 %LSU Iraq
2020s 18.04 %LSU 20.2 %LSU 2.15 %LSU Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Ethiopia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 19.31 %LSU against 18.28 %LSU in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Ethiopia and Iraq?
1.03 %LSU, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Ethiopia ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.