Madagascar vs Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Madagascar
- Portugal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 297,662 LSU against 255,232 LSU in Portugal, a difference of 42,430 LSU.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,918 LSU | 585,358 LSU | 465,440 LSU | Portugal |
| 1970s | 178,302 LSU | 485,996 LSU | 307,693 LSU | Portugal |
| 1980s | 209,861 LSU | 450,380 LSU | 240,519 LSU | Portugal |
| 1990s | 203,954 LSU | 416,200 LSU | 212,246 LSU | Portugal |
| 2000s | 196,907 LSU | 329,950 LSU | 133,043 LSU | Portugal |
| 2010s | 232,444 LSU | 250,836 LSU | 18,393 LSU | Portugal |
| 2020s | 280,780 LSU | 262,592 LSU | 18,188 LSU | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Madagascar or Portugal?
- Madagascar, at 297,662 LSU against 255,232 LSU in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Madagascar and Portugal?
- 42,430 LSU, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Portugal rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Madagascar ranks 85th 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.