Iceland vs Switzerland: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 36,238 LSU against 35,499 LSU in Iceland, a difference of 739 LSU.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 116th of 192 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,917 LSU | 25,148 LSU | 55,769 LSU | Iceland |
| 1970s | 83,585 LSU | 34,335 LSU | 49,250 LSU | Iceland |
| 1980s | 69,559 LSU | 35,529 LSU | 34,030 LSU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 49,146 LSU | 42,036 LSU | 7,110 LSU | Iceland |
| 2000s | 46,201 LSU | 43,745 LSU | 2,455 LSU | Iceland |
| 2010s | 46,392 LSU | 38,031 LSU | 8,361 LSU | Iceland |
| 2020s | 37,655 LSU | 35,273 LSU | 2,382 LSU | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 36,238 LSU against 35,499 LSU in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 739 LSU, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 116th 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.