Middle Africa vs Switzerland: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Middle Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.92 LSU/ha against 0.17 LSU/ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 0.75 LSU/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 5.4 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 20 regions.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0322 LSU/ha | 0.9422 LSU/ha | 0.91 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 1.06 LSU/ha | 1.02 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.055 LSU/ha | 1.06 LSU/ha | 1 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.072 LSU/ha | 0.988 LSU/ha | 0.916 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.099 LSU/ha | 0.916 LSU/ha | 0.817 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.132 LSU/ha | 0.921 LSU/ha | 0.789 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.165 LSU/ha | 0.915 LSU/ha | 0.75 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Middle Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.92 LSU/ha against 0.17 LSU/ha in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Middle Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.75 LSU/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and Switzerland rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Middle Africa ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 20 regions.
- 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.