Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.58 LSU/ha against 0.57 LSU/ha in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1789 LSU/ha | 0.2611 LSU/ha | 0.0822 LSU/ha | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.213 LSU/ha | 0.286 LSU/ha | 0.073 LSU/ha | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.263 LSU/ha | 0.047 LSU/ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.381 LSU/ha | 0.259 LSU/ha | 0.122 LSU/ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.521 LSU/ha | 0.426 LSU/ha | 0.095 LSU/ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.611 LSU/ha | 0.632 LSU/ha | 0.021 LSU/ha | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.5575 LSU/ha | 0.6075 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.58 LSU/ha against 0.57 LSU/ha in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 90th 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.