Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Switzerland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.92 LSU/ha against 0.24 LSU/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 0.68 LSU/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.8 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1044 LSU/ha | 0.9422 LSU/ha | 0.8378 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.116 LSU/ha | 1.06 LSU/ha | 0.948 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.129 LSU/ha | 1.06 LSU/ha | 0.927 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.145 LSU/ha | 0.988 LSU/ha | 0.843 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.173 LSU/ha | 0.916 LSU/ha | 0.743 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.209 LSU/ha | 0.921 LSU/ha | 0.712 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2325 LSU/ha | 0.915 LSU/ha | 0.6825 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.92 LSU/ha against 0.24 LSU/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland?
- 0.68 LSU/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 12th 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.