Ghana vs South Africa: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in South Africa, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 143rd and South Africa ranks 143rd of 190 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.0856 LSU/ha | 0.0556 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.038 LSU/ha | 0.092 LSU/ha | 0.054 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.043 LSU/ha | 0.095 LSU/ha | 0.052 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.096 LSU/ha | 0.046 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.097 LSU/ha | 0.028 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0875 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.0025 LSU/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Ghana or South Africa?
- Ghana, at 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Ghana and South Africa?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ghana ranks 143rd and South Africa ranks 143rd 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.