Northern Europe vs Uruguay: Cattle — Share in total livestock

Northern Europe
60.94 %LSU
in 2023
Uruguay
85.65 %LSU
in 2023
Northern Europe rank
11th
Uruguay rank
6th

Cattle — Share in total livestock over time

  • Northern Europe
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 85.65 %LSU against 60.94 %LSU in Northern Europe, a difference of 24.71 %LSU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Northern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Northern Europe ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Europe Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 68.42 %LSU 69.46 %LSU 1.03 %LSU Uruguay
1970s 69.7 %LSU 76.76 %LSU 7.06 %LSU Uruguay
1980s 67.21 %LSU 72.77 %LSU 5.56 %LSU Uruguay
1990s 61.84 %LSU 73.02 %LSU 11.18 %LSU Uruguay
2000s 60.47 %LSU 83.97 %LSU 23.5 %LSU Uruguay
2010s 60.09 %LSU 86.22 %LSU 26.13 %LSU Uruguay
2020s 60.06 %LSU 85.4 %LSU 25.33 %LSU Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Northern Europe or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 85.65 %LSU against 60.94 %LSU in Northern Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Northern Europe and Uruguay?
24.71 %LSU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Northern Europe and Uruguay rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
Northern Europe ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 6th 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.