Malta vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Malta
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.03 LSU/ha against 0.37 LSU/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 0.66 LSU/ha.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.8 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
Malta ranks 8th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 6th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3289 LSU/ha | 0.4511 LSU/ha | 0.1222 LSU/ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1970s | 0.505 LSU/ha | 0.417 LSU/ha | 0.088 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.704 LSU/ha | 0.41 LSU/ha | 0.294 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.09 LSU/ha | 0.406 LSU/ha | 0.687 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.18 LSU/ha | 0.382 LSU/ha | 0.797 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.858 LSU/ha | 0.391 LSU/ha | 0.467 LSU/ha | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.975 LSU/ha | 0.375 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Malta or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Malta, at 1.03 LSU/ha against 0.37 LSU/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Malta and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 0.66 LSU/ha, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Malta ranks 8th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 6th 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.