Lesotho vs Switzerland: Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Lesotho
- Switzerland
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.03 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Switzerland, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Lesotho ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0222 LSU/ha | 0.0278 LSU/ha | 0.0056 LSU/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.034 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.014 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.042 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.022 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.041 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.021 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.038 LSU/ha | 0.028 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2020s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area, Lesotho or Switzerland?
- Lesotho, at 0.03 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area between Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Lesotho ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Equidae — 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.