European Union (27) vs Ireland: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- European Union (27)
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.4 LSU/ha against 0.39 LSU/ha in European Union (27), a difference of 1.01 LSU/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 3.6 times European Union (27)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4178 LSU/ha | 0.89 LSU/ha | 0.4722 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.468 LSU/ha | 1.11 LSU/ha | 0.643 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.488 LSU/ha | 1.08 LSU/ha | 0.59 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.425 LSU/ha | 1.31 LSU/ha | 0.884 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.399 LSU/ha | 1.43 LSU/ha | 1.03 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.403 LSU/ha | 1.37 LSU/ha | 0.964 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.3925 LSU/ha | 1.36 LSU/ha | 0.9675 LSU/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, European Union (27) or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.4 LSU/ha against 0.39 LSU/ha in European Union (27) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between European Union (27) and Ireland?
- 1.01 LSU/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do European Union (27) and Ireland rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- 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.