Iraq vs Libya: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.02 million LSU against 824,074 LSU in Iraq, a difference of 200,696 LSU.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 55th and Libya ranks 52nd of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 million LSU | 282,274 LSU | 1.05 million LSU | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.24 million LSU | 489,708 LSU | 753,064 LSU | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.15 million LSU | 619,440 LSU | 530,187 LSU | Iraq |
| 1990s | 872,747 LSU | 645,800 LSU | 226,947 LSU | Iraq |
| 2000s | 703,234 LSU | 745,503 LSU | 42,270 LSU | Libya |
| 2010s | 840,840 LSU | 979,483 LSU | 138,643 LSU | Libya |
| 2020s | 815,821 LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 191,819 LSU | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Iraq or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.02 million LSU against 824,074 LSU in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Iraq and Libya?
- 200,696 LSU, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 55th and Libya ranks 52nd 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.