Africa vs Caribbean: Equidae — Share in total livestock

Africa
4.1 %LSU
in 2023
Caribbean
13.45 %LSU
in 2023
Africa rank
15th
Caribbean rank
1st

Equidae — Share in total livestock over time

  • Africa
  • Caribbean
2.557.51012.515196119922023

How they compare

Caribbean currently reports 13.45 %LSU against 4.1 %LSU in Africa, a difference of 9.35 %LSU.

That makes Caribbean's figure about 3.3 times Africa's.

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

Africa ranks 15th and Caribbean ranks 1st of 39 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 6.63 %LSU 12.71 %LSU 6.08 %LSU Caribbean
1970s 6.01 %LSU 14.36 %LSU 8.35 %LSU Caribbean
1980s 5.37 %LSU 14.69 %LSU 9.32 %LSU Caribbean
1990s 4.63 %LSU 13.64 %LSU 9.01 %LSU Caribbean
2000s 3.8 %LSU 12.24 %LSU 8.44 %LSU Caribbean
2010s 3.97 %LSU 13.07 %LSU 9.09 %LSU Caribbean
2020s 4.1 %LSU 13.71 %LSU 9.61 %LSU Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equidae — share in total livestock, Africa or Caribbean?
Caribbean, at 13.45 %LSU against 4.1 %LSU in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in equidae — share in total livestock between Africa and Caribbean?
9.35 %LSU, with Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Caribbean?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and Caribbean rank globally for equidae — share in total livestock?
Africa ranks 15th and Caribbean ranks 1st of 39 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Equidae — 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
Equidae — 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
222 places, 12,474 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.