Kenya vs Rwanda: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.38 LSU/ha against 0.38 LSU/ha in Rwanda, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kenya ranks 60th and Rwanda ranks 60th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1489 LSU/ha | 0.2056 LSU/ha | 0.0567 LSU/ha | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.189 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.031 LSU/ha | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.234 LSU/ha | 0.171 LSU/ha | 0.063 LSU/ha | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.234 LSU/ha | 0.165 LSU/ha | 0.069 LSU/ha | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.256 LSU/ha | 0.269 LSU/ha | 0.013 LSU/ha | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.336 LSU/ha | 0.314 LSU/ha | 0.022 LSU/ha | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.4025 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 0.0225 LSU/ha | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Kenya, at 0.38 LSU/ha against 0.38 LSU/ha in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Kenya ranks 60th and Rwanda ranks 60th 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.