Ireland vs South America: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Ireland
- South America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in South America, a difference of 0.08 LSU/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 9.0 times South America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 22nd and South America ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0667 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.0367 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.036 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.067 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.047 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.132 LSU/ha | 0.016 LSU/ha | 0.116 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.145 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.135 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.106 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.096 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Ireland or South America?
- Ireland, at 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Ireland and South America?
- 0.08 LSU/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and South America rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ireland ranks 22nd and South America ranks 23rd 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.