Italy vs Spain: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.05 LSU/ha against 0.05 LSU/ha in Spain, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 44th and Spain ranks 44th of 180 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.0611 LSU/ha | 0.0211 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.046 LSU/ha | 0.052 LSU/ha | 0.006 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.061 LSU/ha | 0.061 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1990s | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.078 LSU/ha | 0.009 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.078 LSU/ha | 0.022 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.061 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0525 LSU/ha | 0.055 LSU/ha | 0.0025 LSU/ha | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 0.05 LSU/ha against 0.05 LSU/ha in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Italy and Spain?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Italy ranks 44th and Spain ranks 44th 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.