European Union (27) vs Malta: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- European Union (27)
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.03 LSU/ha against 0.39 LSU/ha in European Union (27), a difference of 0.64 LSU/ha.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.6 times European Union (27)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.
European Union (27) ranks 7th and Malta ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union (27) averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4178 LSU/ha | 0.3289 LSU/ha | 0.0889 LSU/ha | European Union (27) |
| 1970s | 0.468 LSU/ha | 0.505 LSU/ha | 0.037 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.488 LSU/ha | 0.704 LSU/ha | 0.216 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.425 LSU/ha | 1.09 LSU/ha | 0.668 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.399 LSU/ha | 1.18 LSU/ha | 0.78 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.403 LSU/ha | 0.858 LSU/ha | 0.455 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.3925 LSU/ha | 0.975 LSU/ha | 0.5825 LSU/ha | Malta |
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 Malta?
- Malta, at 1.03 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 Malta?
- 0.64 LSU/ha, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do European Union (27) and Malta rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th and Malta ranks 8th 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.