Lesotho vs Norway: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Lesotho
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 226,290 LSU against 208,938 LSU in Lesotho, a difference of 17,352 LSU.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Lesotho ranks 91st and Norway ranks 89th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219,233 LSU | 204,899 LSU | 14,334 LSU | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 225,111 LSU | 179,796 LSU | 45,315 LSU | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 233,059 LSU | 233,363 LSU | 304.2 LSU | Norway |
| 1990s | 191,901 LSU | 246,975 LSU | 55,074 LSU | Norway |
| 2000s | 188,652 LSU | 245,282 LSU | 56,630 LSU | Norway |
| 2010s | 227,679 LSU | 240,468 LSU | 12,789 LSU | Norway |
| 2020s | 208,938 LSU | 232,079 LSU | 23,141 LSU | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Lesotho or Norway?
- Norway, at 226,290 LSU against 208,938 LSU in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Lesotho and Norway?
- 17,352 LSU, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 91st and Norway ranks 89th 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.