Africa vs Lesotho: Equidae — Share in total livestock
Equidae — Share in total livestock over time
- Africa
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 14.66 %LSU against 4.1 %LSU in Africa, a difference of 10.56 %LSU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.6 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 35 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.63 %LSU | 11.95 %LSU | 5.32 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 6.01 %LSU | 14.26 %LSU | 8.25 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.37 %LSU | 14.57 %LSU | 9.2 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.63 %LSU | 15.72 %LSU | 11.09 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.8 %LSU | 13.15 %LSU | 9.35 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.97 %LSU | 11.61 %LSU | 7.64 %LSU | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.1 %LSU | 14.77 %LSU | 10.67 %LSU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equidae — share in total livestock, Africa or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 14.66 %LSU against 4.1 %LSU in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in equidae — share in total livestock between Africa and Lesotho?
- 10.56 %LSU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Lesotho rank globally for equidae — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 35 groups.
- 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
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.