Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs South America: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- South America
How they compare
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 1.87 LSU/ha against 0.51 LSU/ha in South America, a difference of 1.36 LSU/ha.
That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 3.7 times South America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has been ahead every year.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 2nd and South America ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 LSU/ha | 0.2422 LSU/ha | 1.28 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 1970s | 1.85 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 1.56 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 1980s | 2.28 LSU/ha | 0.326 LSU/ha | 1.95 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 1990s | 2.13 LSU/ha | 0.372 LSU/ha | 1.76 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2000s | 1.8 LSU/ha | 0.435 LSU/ha | 1.37 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2010s | 1.96 LSU/ha | 0.46 LSU/ha | 1.5 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2020s | 1.85 LSU/ha | 0.495 LSU/ha | 1.36 LSU/ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) or South America?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 1.87 LSU/ha against 0.51 LSU/ha in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area between Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and South America?
- 1.36 LSU/ha, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and South America rank globally for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 2nd and South America ranks 2nd 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.