Iceland vs Sweden: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 35,499 LSU against 33,855 LSU in Sweden, a difference of 1,644 LSU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 117th and Sweden ranks 119th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,917 LSU | 23,966 LSU | 56,951 LSU | Iceland |
| 1970s | 83,585 LSU | 36,346 LSU | 47,239 LSU | Iceland |
| 1980s | 69,559 LSU | 41,257 LSU | 28,301 LSU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 49,146 LSU | 44,579 LSU | 4,567 LSU | Iceland |
| 2000s | 46,201 LSU | 47,751 LSU | 1,550 LSU | Sweden |
| 2010s | 46,392 LSU | 57,010 LSU | 10,619 LSU | Sweden |
| 2020s | 37,655 LSU | 34,898 LSU | 2,757 LSU | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 35,499 LSU against 33,855 LSU in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Iceland and Sweden?
- 1,644 LSU, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 117th and Sweden ranks 119th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Stocks. 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.