Germany vs Switzerland: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Switzerland, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 70th of 192 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.0356 LSU/ha | 0.0244 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.073 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.033 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.061 LSU/ha | 0.038 LSU/ha | 0.023 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.063 LSU/ha | 0.049 LSU/ha | 0.014 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.0825 LSU/ha | 0.0675 LSU/ha | 0.015 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.095 LSU/ha | 0.085 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Germany ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 70th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.