Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.04 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Gambia ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 LSU/ha | 0.0011 LSU/ha | 0.0033 LSU/ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1980s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.018 LSU/ha | 0.008 LSU/ha | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.016 LSU/ha | 0.019 LSU/ha | 0.003 LSU/ha | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2010s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.029 LSU/ha | 0.001 LSU/ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.035 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asses — livestock units per agricultural land area, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.04 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asses — livestock units per agricultural land area between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for asses — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Gambia ranks 10th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.