Italy vs OECD: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

Italy
8.56 %LSU
in 2023
OECD
6.75 %LSU
in 2023
Italy rank
111th
OECD rank
114th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • Italy
  • OECD
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 8.56 %LSU against 6.75 %LSU in OECD, a difference of 1.81 %LSU.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.

Italy ranks 111th and OECD ranks 114th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and OECD in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 7.49 %LSU 11.63 %LSU 4.14 %LSU OECD
1970s 7.29 %LSU 9.54 %LSU 2.25 %LSU OECD
1980s 9.05 %LSU 9.88 %LSU 0.828 %LSU OECD
1990s 10.31 %LSU 9.53 %LSU 0.781 %LSU Italy
2000s 8.97 %LSU 7.71 %LSU 1.26 %LSU Italy
2010s 8.31 %LSU 6.74 %LSU 1.58 %LSU Italy
2020s 8.47 %LSU 6.78 %LSU 1.7 %LSU Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, Italy or OECD?
Italy, at 8.56 %LSU against 6.75 %LSU in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between Italy and OECD?
1.81 %LSU, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and OECD rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Italy ranks 111th and OECD ranks 114th 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.