Faroe Islands vs Lesotho: Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre
Faroe Islands
57.58 An per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
64.75 An per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
8th
Lesotho rank
6th
Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre over time
- Faroe Islands
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 64.75 An per square kilometre against 57.58 An per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, a difference of 7.17 An per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 159 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.13 An per square kilometre | 46.78 An per square kilometre | 2.35 An per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 49.27 An per square kilometre | 47.17 An per square kilometre | 2.1 An per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 46.95 An per square kilometre | 45.36 An per square kilometre | 1.58 An per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 48.62 An per square kilometre | 37.89 An per square kilometre | 10.73 An per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 48.75 An per square kilometre | 34.85 An per square kilometre | 13.9 An per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 51.79 An per square kilometre | 47.44 An per square kilometre | 4.35 An per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 57.24 An per square kilometre | 52.44 An per square kilometre | 4.8 An per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 64.75 An per square kilometre against 57.58 An per square kilometre in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and Lesotho?
- 7.17 An per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Lesotho rank globally for sheep — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.