Australia and New Zealand vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cattle — Share in total livestock

Australia and New Zealand
74.28 %LSU
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
57.54 %LSU
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
17th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
4th

Cattle — Share in total livestock over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 74.28 %LSU against 57.54 %LSU in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 16.74 %LSU.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 50.27 %LSU 65.66 %LSU 15.39 %LSU Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1970s 59.88 %LSU 64.45 %LSU 4.57 %LSU Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1980s 55.1 %LSU 62.48 %LSU 7.38 %LSU Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1990s 59.92 %LSU 61.29 %LSU 1.37 %LSU Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2000s 68.06 %LSU 60.51 %LSU 7.55 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
2010s 72.95 %LSU 58.4 %LSU 14.55 %LSU Australia and New Zealand
2020s 72.61 %LSU 57.6 %LSU 15.01 %LSU Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Australia and New Zealand or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Australia and New Zealand, at 74.28 %LSU against 57.54 %LSU in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
16.74 %LSU, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Cattle — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.