Lesotho vs Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Lesotho
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 255,232 LSU against 208,938 LSU in Lesotho, a difference of 46,294 LSU.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Lesotho ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 203 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219,233 LSU | 585,358 LSU | 366,125 LSU | Portugal |
| 1970s | 225,111 LSU | 485,996 LSU | 260,885 LSU | Portugal |
| 1980s | 233,059 LSU | 450,380 LSU | 217,321 LSU | Portugal |
| 1990s | 191,901 LSU | 416,200 LSU | 224,299 LSU | Portugal |
| 2000s | 188,652 LSU | 329,950 LSU | 141,298 LSU | Portugal |
| 2010s | 227,679 LSU | 250,836 LSU | 23,157 LSU | Portugal |
| 2020s | 208,938 LSU | 262,592 LSU | 53,655 LSU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Lesotho or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 255,232 LSU against 208,938 LSU in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Lesotho and Portugal?
- 46,294 LSU, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Portugal rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Lesotho ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th 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.