Africa vs Italy: Buffalo — Share in total livestock
Buffalo — Share in total livestock over time
- Africa
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.34 %LSU against 0.27 %LSU in Africa, a difference of 3.07 %LSU.
That makes Italy's figure about 12.4 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 12th and Italy ranks 15th of 24 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9922 %LSU | 0.2167 %LSU | 0.7756 %LSU | Africa |
| 1970s | 1.11 %LSU | 0.406 %LSU | 0.701 %LSU | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.06 %LSU | 0.558 %LSU | 0.5 %LSU | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.09 %LSU | 0.762 %LSU | 0.324 %LSU | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.14 %LSU | 1.53 %LSU | 0.398 %LSU | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.814 %LSU | 2.68 %LSU | 1.86 %LSU | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.28 %LSU | 3.17 %LSU | 2.89 %LSU | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher buffalo — share in total livestock, Africa or Italy?
- Italy, at 3.34 %LSU against 0.27 %LSU in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in buffalo — share in total livestock between Africa and Italy?
- 3.07 %LSU, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Italy rank globally for buffalo — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 12th and Italy ranks 15th of 24 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Buffalo — Share in total livestock. 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.