Iceland vs Switzerland: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 374,239 An against 345,440 An in Iceland, a difference of 28,799 An.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 107th of 179 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 | 809,171 An | 251,476 An | 557,695 An | Iceland |
| 1970s | 835,848 An | 343,349 An | 492,500 An | Iceland |
| 1980s | 695,589 An | 355,293 An | 340,296 An | Iceland |
| 1990s | 491,462 An | 420,362 An | 71,100 An | Iceland |
| 2000s | 462,008 An | 437,455 An | 24,553 An | Iceland |
| 2010s | 463,916 An | 380,306 An | 83,610 An | Iceland |
| 2020s | 370,327 An | 357,029 An | 13,297 An | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 374,239 An against 345,440 An in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 28,799 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 — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 107th of 179 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
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.