Iceland vs Sri Lanka: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Iceland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 36,343 LSU against 35,682 LSU in Iceland, a difference of 661 LSU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,933 LSU | 58,563 LSU | 22,369 LSU | Iceland |
| 1970s | 83,610 LSU | 55,988 LSU | 27,622 LSU | Iceland |
| 1980s | 69,585 LSU | 55,088 LSU | 14,497 LSU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 49,184 LSU | 55,032 LSU | 5,849 LSU | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 46,247 LSU | 41,900 LSU | 4,347 LSU | Iceland |
| 2010s | 46,498 LSU | 33,491 LSU | 13,007 LSU | Iceland |
| 2020s | 37,830 LSU | 36,522 LSU | 1,308 LSU | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Iceland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 36,343 LSU against 35,682 LSU in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Iceland and Sri Lanka?
- 661 LSU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sri Lanka rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 186 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.