Australia and New Zealand vs Madagascar: Cattle — Share in total livestock

Australia and New Zealand
74.28 %LSU
in 2023
Madagascar
75.59 %LSU
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
17th
Madagascar rank
14th

Cattle — Share in total livestock over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Madagascar
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 75.59 %LSU against 74.28 %LSU in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.31 %LSU.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 190 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 50.27 %LSU 93.16 %LSU 42.89 %LSU Madagascar
1970s 59.88 %LSU 91 %LSU 31.12 %LSU Madagascar
1980s 55.1 %LSU 89.56 %LSU 34.47 %LSU Madagascar
1990s 59.92 %LSU 88.79 %LSU 28.87 %LSU Madagascar
2000s 68.06 %LSU 87.92 %LSU 19.86 %LSU Madagascar
2010s 72.95 %LSU 84.61 %LSU 11.66 %LSU Madagascar
2020s 72.61 %LSU 75.78 %LSU 3.17 %LSU Madagascar

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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 75.59 %LSU against 74.28 %LSU in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Australia and New Zealand and Madagascar?
1.31 %LSU, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Madagascar rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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.