Ireland vs Northern Europe: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Ireland
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.4 LSU/ha against 0.51 LSU/ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 0.89 LSU/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.7 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 5th and Northern Europe ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.89 LSU/ha | 0.6144 LSU/ha | 0.2756 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.11 LSU/ha | 0.691 LSU/ha | 0.42 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.08 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 0.418 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.31 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | 0.709 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.43 LSU/ha | 0.559 LSU/ha | 0.871 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.37 LSU/ha | 0.528 LSU/ha | 0.839 LSU/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.36 LSU/ha | 0.51 LSU/ha | 0.85 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, Ireland or Northern Europe?
- Ireland, at 1.4 LSU/ha against 0.51 LSU/ha in Northern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Ireland and Northern Europe?
- 0.89 LSU/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Northern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Northern Europe rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Northern Europe ranks 2nd 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.