Iceland vs Switzerland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Iceland
347,328 An
in 2024
Switzerland
461,035 An
in 2024
Iceland rank
125th
Switzerland rank
122nd

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • Iceland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 461,035 An against 347,328 An in Iceland, a difference of 113,707 An.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 122nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 809,327 An 331,650 An 477,677 An Iceland
1970s 836,100 An 416,667 An 419,433 An Iceland
1980s 695,847 An 433,735 An 262,112 An Iceland
1990s 491,835 An 483,883 An 7,952 An Iceland
2000s 462,471 An 514,788 An 52,317 An Switzerland
2010s 464,979 An 462,889 An 2,091 An Iceland
2020s 372,105 An 439,424 An 67,319 An Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Iceland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 461,035 An against 347,328 An in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Iceland and Switzerland?
113,707 An, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
Iceland ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,597 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.