Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 0.19 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.16 LSU/ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 20 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.0789 LSU/ha | 0.0589 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.091 LSU/ha | 0.071 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.025 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.075 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.023 LSU/ha | 0.103 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.012 LSU/ha | 0.124 LSU/ha | 0.112 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.016 LSU/ha | 0.156 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0225 LSU/ha | 0.1825 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 0.19 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.16 LSU/ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — 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.