Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Western Africa: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 0.32 LSU/ha against 0.05 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.27 LSU/ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 6.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 20th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 20 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0322 LSU/ha | 0.0922 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.112 LSU/ha | 0.068 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 0.053 LSU/ha | 0.136 LSU/ha | 0.083 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.206 LSU/ha | 0.156 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.264 LSU/ha | 0.224 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.3125 LSU/ha | 0.2625 LSU/ha | Western 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 0.32 LSU/ha against 0.05 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Africa?
- 0.27 LSU/ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Africa rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 20th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 20 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.