Major livestock types — Stocks in Iceland
Iceland: Major livestock types — Stocks was 147,519 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Major livestock types — Stocks in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Iceland is 147,519 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Iceland peaked at 185,043 LSU in 1979 and was at its lowest, 145,674 LSU, in 1971.
That places Iceland 169th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,739 LSU | 145,796 LSU | 162,078 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 170,291 LSU | 145,674 LSU | 185,043 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 176,939 LSU | 170,481 LSU | 183,549 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 179,508 LSU | 174,940 LSU | 183,196 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,423 LSU | 161,536 LSU | 176,741 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,433 LSU | 164,459 LSU | 176,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 153,212 LSU | 147,519 LSU | 159,786 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Iceland?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Iceland was 147,519 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 185,043 LSU in 1979.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,674 LSU in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 169th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.