Europe vs Namibia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock

Europe
52.73 %LSU
in 2023
Namibia
76.57 %LSU
in 2023
Europe rank
18th
Namibia rank
15th

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock over time

  • Europe
  • Namibia
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 76.57 %LSU against 52.73 %LSU in Europe, a difference of 23.84 %LSU.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.

Europe ranks 18th 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 Europe Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 61.08 %LSU 68.14 %LSU 7.06 %LSU Namibia
1970s 61.25 %LSU 66.56 %LSU 5.3 %LSU Namibia
1980s 59.63 %LSU 66.01 %LSU 6.38 %LSU Namibia
1990s 57.42 %LSU 66.91 %LSU 9.48 %LSU Namibia
2000s 54.63 %LSU 67.84 %LSU 13.21 %LSU Namibia
2010s 52.45 %LSU 71.96 %LSU 19.5 %LSU Namibia
2020s 52.5 %LSU 75.03 %LSU 22.53 %LSU Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock, Europe or Namibia?
Namibia, at 76.57 %LSU against 52.73 %LSU in Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock between Europe and Namibia?
23.84 %LSU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe and Namibia rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
Europe ranks 18th 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

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.