Iceland vs Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 44,363 LSU against 35,682 LSU in Iceland, a difference of 8,681 LSU.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 137th and Switzerland ranks 134th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,933 LSU | 33,165 LSU | 47,768 LSU | Iceland |
| 1970s | 83,610 LSU | 41,667 LSU | 41,943 LSU | Iceland |
| 1980s | 69,585 LSU | 43,373 LSU | 26,211 LSU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 49,184 LSU | 48,388 LSU | 795.24 LSU | Iceland |
| 2000s | 46,247 LSU | 51,479 LSU | 5,232 LSU | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 46,498 LSU | 46,289 LSU | 209.07 LSU | Iceland |
| 2020s | 37,830 LSU | 43,402 LSU | 5,572 LSU | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 44,363 LSU against 35,682 LSU in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 8,681 LSU, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 137th and Switzerland ranks 134th 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.