Eastern Africa vs Polynesia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Polynesia
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 0.29 LSU/ha against 0.28 LSU/ha in Polynesia, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Polynesia ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th and Polynesia ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 4 and Polynesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1322 LSU/ha | 0.1289 LSU/ha | 0.0033 LSU/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 0.145 LSU/ha | 0.139 LSU/ha | 0.006 LSU/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 0.156 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.006 LSU/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 0.166 LSU/ha | 0.187 LSU/ha | 0.021 LSU/ha | Polynesia |
| 2000s | 0.188 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 0.052 LSU/ha | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 0.241 LSU/ha | 0.279 LSU/ha | 0.038 LSU/ha | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 0.2775 LSU/ha | 0.2725 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Eastern 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, Eastern Africa or Polynesia?
- Eastern Africa, at 0.29 LSU/ha against 0.28 LSU/ha in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area between Eastern Africa and Polynesia?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and Polynesia rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th and Polynesia ranks 9th of 31 groups.
- 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.