Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs New Zealand: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.88 LSU/ha against 0.22 LSU/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.66 LSU/ha.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 4.0 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 20 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.4911 LSU/ha | 0.3911 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.112 LSU/ha | 0.569 LSU/ha | 0.457 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.12 LSU/ha | 0.495 LSU/ha | 0.375 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.132 LSU/ha | 0.594 LSU/ha | 0.462 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.161 LSU/ha | 0.734 LSU/ha | 0.573 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.194 LSU/ha | 0.837 LSU/ha | 0.643 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.215 LSU/ha | 0.8925 LSU/ha | 0.6775 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.88 LSU/ha against 0.22 LSU/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and New Zealand?
- 0.66 LSU/ha, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and New Zealand rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 20 groups.
- 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.