Gambia vs Iceland: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Gambia
23.96 %LSU
in 2023
Iceland
24.19 %LSU
in 2023
Gambia rank
52nd
Iceland rank
51st

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Gambia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 24.19 %LSU against 23.96 %LSU in Gambia, a difference of 0.23 %LSU.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 52nd and Iceland ranks 51st of 187 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 15.06 %LSU 52.63 %LSU 37.56 %LSU Iceland
1970s 14.41 %LSU 49.17 %LSU 34.77 %LSU Iceland
1980s 16.25 %LSU 39.39 %LSU 23.13 %LSU Iceland
1990s 13.18 %LSU 27.39 %LSU 14.21 %LSU Iceland
2000s 17.01 %LSU 27.31 %LSU 10.31 %LSU Iceland
2010s 15.78 %LSU 26.96 %LSU 11.18 %LSU Iceland
2020s 23.43 %LSU 24.68 %LSU 1.25 %LSU Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Gambia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 24.19 %LSU against 23.96 %LSU in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Gambia and Iceland?
0.23 %LSU, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Iceland rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Gambia ranks 52nd and Iceland ranks 51st 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.