Malawi vs Niger: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.18 LSU/ha against 0.18 LSU/ha in Niger, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 106th and Niger ranks 106th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.0644 LSU/ha | 0.0044 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.114 LSU/ha | 0.059 LSU/ha | 0.055 LSU/ha | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.087 LSU/ha | 0.058 LSU/ha | 0.029 LSU/ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.082 LSU/ha | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0.006 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.122 LSU/ha | 0.129 LSU/ha | 0.007 LSU/ha | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 0.18 LSU/ha against 0.18 LSU/ha in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Malawi and Niger?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Malawi ranks 106th and Niger ranks 106th 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.