Democratic Republic of the Congo vs United States of America: Cattle — Share in total livestock

Democratic Republic of the Congo
50.49 %LSU
in 2023
United States of America
68.77 %LSU
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
United States of America rank
5th

Cattle — Share in total livestock over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • United States of America
020406080196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 68.77 %LSU against 50.49 %LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 18.28 %LSU.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 20 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 53.51 %LSU 78.33 %LSU 24.83 %LSU United States of America
1970s 49.31 %LSU 79.86 %LSU 30.55 %LSU United States of America
1980s 48.19 %LSU 77.4 %LSU 29.21 %LSU United States of America
1990s 36.88 %LSU 75.4 %LSU 38.52 %LSU United States of America
2000s 30.11 %LSU 72.02 %LSU 41.91 %LSU United States of America
2010s 35.2 %LSU 70.13 %LSU 34.93 %LSU United States of America
2020s 46.75 %LSU 69.43 %LSU 22.69 %LSU United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Democratic Republic of the Congo or United States of America?
United States of America, at 68.77 %LSU against 50.49 %LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Democratic Republic of the Congo and United States of America?
18.28 %LSU, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and United States of America rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 20 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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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.