Belgium vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
How they compare
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 1.87 LSU/ha against 1.49 LSU/ha in Belgium, a difference of 0.38 LSU/ha.
That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 4th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 LSU/ha | 1.8 LSU/ha | 0.004 LSU/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.66 LSU/ha | 1.96 LSU/ha | 0.295 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2020s | 1.52 LSU/ha | 1.85 LSU/ha | 0.3375 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Belgium or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 1.87 LSU/ha against 1.49 LSU/ha in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 0.38 LSU/ha, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 2nd 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.