Belgium vs Ireland: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.49 LSU/ha against 1.4 LSU/ha in Ireland, a difference of 0.09 LSU/ha.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 5th of 190 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 LSU/ha | 1.43 LSU/ha | 0.376 LSU/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.66 LSU/ha | 1.37 LSU/ha | 0.294 LSU/ha | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.52 LSU/ha | 1.36 LSU/ha | 0.155 LSU/ha | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 1.49 LSU/ha against 1.4 LSU/ha in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.09 LSU/ha, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 5th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — 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.