Ethiopia vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Ethiopia
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.92 LSU/ha against 0.22 LSU/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.7 LSU/ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 4.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.52 LSU/ha | 0.1357 LSU/ha | 0.3843 LSU/ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.635 LSU/ha | 0.161 LSU/ha | 0.474 LSU/ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.778 LSU/ha | 0.194 LSU/ha | 0.584 LSU/ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.89 LSU/ha | 0.215 LSU/ha | 0.675 LSU/ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Ethiopia or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Ethiopia, at 0.92 LSU/ha against 0.22 LSU/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Ethiopia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 0.7 LSU/ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th 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.