Australia and New Zealand vs South Africa: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.14 LSU/ha against 0.13 LSU/ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 173rd and South Africa ranks 171st of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0911 LSU/ha | 0.1367 LSU/ha | 0.0456 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.111 LSU/ha | 0.139 LSU/ha | 0.028 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.102 LSU/ha | 0.143 LSU/ha | 0.041 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.148 LSU/ha | 0.038 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.116 LSU/ha | 0.152 LSU/ha | 0.036 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.122 LSU/ha | 0.154 LSU/ha | 0.032 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.12 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Australia and New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.14 LSU/ha against 0.13 LSU/ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 173rd and South Africa ranks 171st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — 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.