Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Sri Lanka
36,343 LSU
in 2023
Switzerland
44,363 LSU
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
125th
Switzerland rank
123rd

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Switzerland
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 44,363 LSU against 36,343 LSU in Sri Lanka, a difference of 8,020 LSU.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 123rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 58,563 LSU 33,165 LSU 25,398 LSU Sri Lanka
1970s 55,988 LSU 41,667 LSU 14,322 LSU Sri Lanka
1980s 55,088 LSU 43,373 LSU 11,715 LSU Sri Lanka
1990s 55,032 LSU 48,388 LSU 6,644 LSU Sri Lanka
2000s 41,900 LSU 51,479 LSU 9,579 LSU Switzerland
2010s 33,491 LSU 46,289 LSU 12,798 LSU Switzerland
2020s 36,522 LSU 43,402 LSU 6,880 LSU Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 44,363 LSU against 36,343 LSU in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
8,020 LSU, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Sri Lanka ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 123rd 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.