Botswana vs Southern Europe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock

Botswana
73.59 %LSU
in 2023
Southern Europe
46.05 %LSU
in 2023
Botswana rank
23rd
Southern Europe rank
22nd

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock over time

  • Botswana
  • Southern Europe
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 73.59 %LSU against 46.05 %LSU in Southern Europe, a difference of 27.54 %LSU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Southern Europe's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 190 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 87.95 %LSU 52.13 %LSU 35.82 %LSU Botswana
1970s 88.72 %LSU 50.48 %LSU 38.23 %LSU Botswana
1980s 86.6 %LSU 48.04 %LSU 38.56 %LSU Botswana
1990s 75.53 %LSU 43.89 %LSU 31.64 %LSU Botswana
2000s 76.75 %LSU 42.15 %LSU 34.6 %LSU Botswana
2010s 75.71 %LSU 42.19 %LSU 33.52 %LSU Botswana
2020s 73.34 %LSU 45.2 %LSU 28.14 %LSU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock, Botswana or Southern Europe?
Botswana, at 73.59 %LSU against 46.05 %LSU in Southern Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock between Botswana and Southern Europe?
27.54 %LSU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Southern Europe rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
Botswana ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 190 countries.
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

Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.