Eastern Africa vs Sweden: Cattle — Share in total livestock

Eastern Africa
63.89 %LSU
in 2023
Sweden
77.12 %LSU
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
8th
Sweden rank
10th

Cattle — Share in total livestock over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Sweden
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 77.12 %LSU against 63.89 %LSU in Eastern Africa, a difference of 13.23 %LSU.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Eastern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Eastern Africa ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 67.87 %LSU 74.68 %LSU 6.81 %LSU Sweden
1970s 67.75 %LSU 67.5 %LSU 0.241 %LSU Eastern Africa
1980s 66.05 %LSU 66.28 %LSU 0.232 %LSU Sweden
1990s 67.49 %LSU 67.08 %LSU 0.419 %LSU Eastern Africa
2000s 66.79 %LSU 65.81 %LSU 0.984 %LSU Eastern Africa
2010s 65.42 %LSU 63.88 %LSU 1.55 %LSU Eastern Africa
2020s 63.98 %LSU 76.67 %LSU 12.7 %LSU Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Eastern Africa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 77.12 %LSU against 63.89 %LSU in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Eastern Africa and Sweden?
13.23 %LSU, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Sweden rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
Eastern Africa ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 31 groups.
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.