Iraq vs Portugal: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Iraq
- Portugal
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.07 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Iraq ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 38th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1244 LSU/ha | 0.1356 LSU/ha | 0.0111 LSU/ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.108 LSU/ha | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.003 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.103 LSU/ha | 0.093 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0.008 LSU/ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.071 LSU/ha | 0.073 LSU/ha | 0.002 LSU/ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.079 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.019 LSU/ha | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Iraq or Portugal?
- Iraq, at 0.07 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Iraq and Portugal?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iraq ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 38th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.