Botswana vs Middle Africa: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Cattle — Share in total livestock over time
- Botswana
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 73.59 %LSU against 52.47 %LSU in Middle Africa, a difference of 21.12 %LSU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 21st and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.95 %LSU | 70.25 %LSU | 17.7 %LSU | Botswana |
| 1970s | 88.72 %LSU | 67.59 %LSU | 21.13 %LSU | Botswana |
| 1980s | 86.6 %LSU | 67.46 %LSU | 19.14 %LSU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 75.53 %LSU | 63.43 %LSU | 12.1 %LSU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 76.75 %LSU | 60.69 %LSU | 16.06 %LSU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 75.71 %LSU | 55.73 %LSU | 19.98 %LSU | Botswana |
| 2020s | 73.34 %LSU | 52.99 %LSU | 20.35 %LSU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Botswana or Middle Africa?
- Botswana, at 73.59 %LSU against 52.47 %LSU in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Botswana and Middle Africa?
- 21.12 %LSU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Middle Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Middle Africa rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Botswana ranks 21st and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 206 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.