Lesotho vs Madagascar: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Madagascar, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 143rd and Madagascar ranks 143rd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0733 LSU/ha | 0.1267 LSU/ha | 0.0533 LSU/ha | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.124 LSU/ha | 0.019 LSU/ha | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.122 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.018 LSU/ha | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.128 LSU/ha | 0.138 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.147 LSU/ha | 0.114 LSU/ha | 0.033 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.113 LSU/ha | 0.121 LSU/ha | 0.008 LSU/ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0875 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.0025 LSU/ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Lesotho, at 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd and Madagascar ranks 143rd 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.