France vs Italy: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 785,100 LSU against 747,700 LSU in Italy, a difference of 37,400 LSU.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 58th and Italy ranks 59th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million LSU | 926,277 LSU | 89,065 LSU | France |
| 1970s | 1.16 million LSU | 914,791 LSU | 248,797 LSU | France |
| 1980s | 1.36 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 185,675 LSU | France |
| 1990s | 1.16 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | 47,250 LSU | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.02 million LSU | 929,755 LSU | 90,575 LSU | France |
| 2010s | 857,713 LSU | 828,786 LSU | 28,927 LSU | France |
| 2020s | 813,858 LSU | 773,599 LSU | 40,259 LSU | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, France or Italy?
- France, at 785,100 LSU against 747,700 LSU in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between France and Italy?
- 37,400 LSU, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- France ranks 58th and Italy ranks 59th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.