European Union (27) vs Switzerland: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- European Union (27)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.92 LSU/ha against 0.39 LSU/ha in European Union (27), a difference of 0.53 LSU/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.4 times European Union (27)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4178 LSU/ha | 0.9422 LSU/ha | 0.5244 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.468 LSU/ha | 1.06 LSU/ha | 0.596 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.488 LSU/ha | 1.06 LSU/ha | 0.568 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.425 LSU/ha | 0.988 LSU/ha | 0.563 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.399 LSU/ha | 0.916 LSU/ha | 0.517 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.403 LSU/ha | 0.921 LSU/ha | 0.518 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3925 LSU/ha | 0.915 LSU/ha | 0.5225 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.92 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 Switzerland?
- 0.53 LSU/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do European Union (27) and Switzerland rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.