Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.22 LSU/ha against 0.19 LSU/ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.03 LSU/ha.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1933 LSU/ha | 0.1478 LSU/ha | 0.0456 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.188 LSU/ha | 0.136 LSU/ha | 0.052 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.234 LSU/ha | 0.161 LSU/ha | 0.073 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.23 LSU/ha | 0.247 LSU/ha | 0.017 LSU/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.231 LSU/ha | 0.206 LSU/ha | 0.025 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.235 LSU/ha | 0.191 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2275 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.0375 LSU/ha | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Norway or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Norway, at 0.22 LSU/ha against 0.19 LSU/ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.03 LSU/ha, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th 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.