Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Iceland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.04 LSU/ha against 0.04 LSU/ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 190 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0222 LSU/ha | 0.0433 LSU/ha | 0.0211 LSU/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.028 LSU/ha | 0.094 LSU/ha | 0.066 LSU/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.084 LSU/ha | 0.054 LSU/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.038 LSU/ha | 0.055 LSU/ha | 0.017 LSU/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.031 LSU/ha | 0.049 LSU/ha | 0.018 LSU/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.037 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.003 LSU/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
- Iceland, at 0.04 LSU/ha against 0.04 LSU/ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iceland ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 168th 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.