Africa vs Namibia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock over time
- Africa
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 76.57 %LSU against 54.1 %LSU in Africa, a difference of 22.47 %LSU.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Africa ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 15th of 43 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.93 %LSU | 68.14 %LSU | 5.21 %LSU | Namibia |
| 1970s | 62.74 %LSU | 66.56 %LSU | 3.81 %LSU | Namibia |
| 1980s | 61.08 %LSU | 66.01 %LSU | 4.93 %LSU | Namibia |
| 1990s | 59.26 %LSU | 66.91 %LSU | 7.64 %LSU | Namibia |
| 2000s | 57.83 %LSU | 67.84 %LSU | 10.01 %LSU | Namibia |
| 2010s | 56.16 %LSU | 71.96 %LSU | 15.79 %LSU | Namibia |
| 2020s | 54.22 %LSU | 75.03 %LSU | 20.81 %LSU | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock, Africa or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 76.57 %LSU against 54.1 %LSU in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock between Africa and Namibia?
- 22.47 %LSU, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Namibia rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 15th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — 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.