Libya vs Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Cattle — Share in total livestock over time
- Libya
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8.97 %LSU against 6.79 %LSU in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.18 %LSU.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Libya ranks 189th and Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.13 %LSU | 18.01 %LSU | 5.88 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 14.07 %LSU | 20.28 %LSU | 6.21 %LSU | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 13.12 %LSU | 10.84 %LSU | 2.29 %LSU | Libya |
| 1990s | 10.81 %LSU | 6.6 %LSU | 4.21 %LSU | Libya |
| 2000s | 9.24 %LSU | 8.04 %LSU | 1.2 %LSU | Libya |
| 2010s | 9.22 %LSU | 7.86 %LSU | 1.36 %LSU | Libya |
| 2020s | 9.13 %LSU | 7.51 %LSU | 1.62 %LSU | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Libya or Saudi Arabia?
- Libya, at 8.97 %LSU against 6.79 %LSU in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.18 %LSU, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Libya ranks 189th and Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd 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.