Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Costa Rica: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.91 LSU/ha against 0.2 LSU/ha in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), a difference of 0.71 LSU/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.5 times Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 12th of 20 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0478 LSU/ha | 0.5356 LSU/ha | 0.4878 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.59 LSU/ha | 0.521 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.104 LSU/ha | 0.616 LSU/ha | 0.512 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.617 LSU/ha | 0.507 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.136 LSU/ha | 0.468 LSU/ha | 0.332 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.165 LSU/ha | 0.555 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.7825 LSU/ha | 0.5925 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.91 LSU/ha against 0.2 LSU/ha in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Costa Rica?
- 0.71 LSU/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Costa Rica rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 12th of 20 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.