Australia vs Iceland: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Australia ranks 182nd and Iceland ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.0711 LSU/ha | 0.0011 LSU/ha | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.084 LSU/ha | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0.004 LSU/ha | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.078 LSU/ha | 0.092 LSU/ha | 0.014 LSU/ha | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.081 LSU/ha | 0.093 LSU/ha | 0.012 LSU/ha | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.086 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.004 LSU/ha | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.092 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.002 LSU/ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.085 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Australia |
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 or Iceland?
- Australia, at 0.1 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Australia ranks 182nd and Iceland ranks 184th 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.