Norway vs Portugal: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Norway
226,290 LSU
in 2023
Portugal
255,232 LSU
in 2023
Norway rank
81st
Portugal rank
80th

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Norway
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 255,232 LSU against 226,290 LSU in Norway, a difference of 28,942 LSU.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Norway ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 80th of 186 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 204,899 LSU 585,358 LSU 380,459 LSU Portugal
1970s 179,796 LSU 485,996 LSU 306,200 LSU Portugal
1980s 233,363 LSU 450,380 LSU 217,017 LSU Portugal
1990s 246,975 LSU 416,200 LSU 169,225 LSU Portugal
2000s 245,282 LSU 329,950 LSU 84,668 LSU Portugal
2010s 240,468 LSU 250,836 LSU 10,368 LSU Portugal
2020s 232,079 LSU 262,592 LSU 30,514 LSU Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Norway or Portugal?
Portugal, at 255,232 LSU against 226,290 LSU in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Norway and Portugal?
28,942 LSU, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Norway ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 80th of 186 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

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.