Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Switzerland: Cattle — Share in total livestock

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
51.53 %LSU
in 2023
Switzerland
71.24 %LSU
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
10th
Switzerland rank
26th

Cattle — Share in total livestock over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Switzerland
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 71.24 %LSU against 51.53 %LSU in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 19.71 %LSU.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 10 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 61.9 %LSU 75.42 %LSU 13.52 %LSU Switzerland
1970s 60.66 %LSU 73.5 %LSU 12.84 %LSU Switzerland
1980s 58.67 %LSU 72.93 %LSU 14.26 %LSU Switzerland
1990s 56.29 %LSU 74.47 %LSU 18.18 %LSU Switzerland
2000s 55.08 %LSU 71.7 %LSU 16.61 %LSU Switzerland
2010s 53.22 %LSU 71.08 %LSU 17.86 %LSU Switzerland
2020s 51.79 %LSU 71.05 %LSU 19.26 %LSU Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 71.24 %LSU against 51.53 %LSU in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland?
19.71 %LSU, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 10 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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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.