New Zealand vs World: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock

New Zealand
75.56 %LSU
in 2023
World
57.28 %LSU
in 2023
New Zealand rank
18th
World rank
16th

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock over time

  • New Zealand
  • World
020406080196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 75.56 %LSU against 57.28 %LSU in World, a difference of 18.28 %LSU.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

New Zealand ranks 18th and World ranks 16th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and World in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand World Difference Ahead
1960s 53.17 %LSU 66.47 %LSU 13.3 %LSU World
1970s 56.13 %LSU 65.76 %LSU 9.63 %LSU World
1980s 50.46 %LSU 63.73 %LSU 13.27 %LSU World
1990s 59.66 %LSU 61.74 %LSU 2.08 %LSU World
2000s 67.32 %LSU 60.12 %LSU 7.2 %LSU New Zealand
2010s 73.62 %LSU 58.15 %LSU 15.47 %LSU New Zealand
2020s 75.55 %LSU 57.24 %LSU 18.31 %LSU New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock, New Zealand or World?
New Zealand, at 75.56 %LSU against 57.28 %LSU in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock between New Zealand and World?
18.28 %LSU, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and World rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
New Zealand ranks 18th and World ranks 16th 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.