Australia and New Zealand vs Polynesia: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Cattle — Share in total livestock over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Polynesia
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 74.28 %LSU against 31.44 %LSU in Polynesia, a difference of 42.84 %LSU.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 2.4 times Polynesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and Polynesia ranks 14th of 190 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.27 %LSU | 32.86 %LSU | 17.42 %LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 59.88 %LSU | 29.8 %LSU | 30.08 %LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 55.1 %LSU | 22.47 %LSU | 32.63 %LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 59.92 %LSU | 21.47 %LSU | 38.45 %LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 68.06 %LSU | 23.33 %LSU | 44.73 %LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 72.95 %LSU | 29.96 %LSU | 42.99 %LSU | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 72.61 %LSU | 31.12 %LSU | 41.48 %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 Polynesia?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 74.28 %LSU against 31.44 %LSU in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia?
- 42.84 %LSU, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th and Polynesia 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
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.