South America vs Viet Nam: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- South America
- Viet Nam
How they compare
South America currently reports 0.51 LSU/ha against 0.46 LSU/ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.05 LSU/ha.
That makes South America's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.
South America ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, South America averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2422 LSU/ha | 0.4478 LSU/ha | 0.2056 LSU/ha | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0.29 LSU/ha | 0.396 LSU/ha | 0.106 LSU/ha | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.326 LSU/ha | 0.504 LSU/ha | 0.178 LSU/ha | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.372 LSU/ha | 0.594 LSU/ha | 0.222 LSU/ha | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.435 LSU/ha | 0.554 LSU/ha | 0.119 LSU/ha | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.46 LSU/ha | 0.469 LSU/ha | 0.009 LSU/ha | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.495 LSU/ha | 0.46 LSU/ha | 0.035 LSU/ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area, South America or Viet Nam?
- South America, at 0.51 LSU/ha against 0.46 LSU/ha in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area between South America and Viet Nam?
- 0.05 LSU/ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South America and Viet Nam rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- South America ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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.