Italy vs Sweden: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.41 LSU/ha against 0.41 LSU/ha in Sweden, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 52nd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4133 LSU/ha | 0.5256 LSU/ha | 0.1122 LSU/ha | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.436 LSU/ha | 0.453 LSU/ha | 0.017 LSU/ha | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.458 LSU/ha | 0.458 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1990s | 0.434 LSU/ha | 0.479 LSU/ha | 0.045 LSU/ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.391 LSU/ha | 0.465 LSU/ha | 0.074 LSU/ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.408 LSU/ha | 0.435 LSU/ha | 0.027 LSU/ha | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4375 LSU/ha | 0.4175 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 0.41 LSU/ha against 0.41 LSU/ha in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Italy and Sweden?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Italy ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 52nd 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.