Argentina vs United States of America: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Cattle — Share in total livestock over time
- Argentina
- United States of America
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 86.42 %LSU against 68.77 %LSU in United States of America, a difference of 17.65 %LSU.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.72 %LSU | 78.33 %LSU | 0.61 %LSU | United States of America |
| 1970s | 83.05 %LSU | 79.86 %LSU | 3.19 %LSU | Argentina |
| 1980s | 84.26 %LSU | 77.4 %LSU | 6.86 %LSU | Argentina |
| 1990s | 85.54 %LSU | 75.4 %LSU | 10.14 %LSU | Argentina |
| 2000s | 86.74 %LSU | 72.02 %LSU | 14.73 %LSU | Argentina |
| 2010s | 85.29 %LSU | 70.13 %LSU | 15.17 %LSU | Argentina |
| 2020s | 86.32 %LSU | 69.43 %LSU | 16.89 %LSU | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Argentina or United States of America?
- Argentina, at 86.42 %LSU against 68.77 %LSU in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Argentina and United States of America?
- 17.65 %LSU, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Share in total livestock. 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.