Denmark vs Southern Africa: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Denmark
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.66 LSU/ha against 0.1 LSU/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 1.56 LSU/ha.
That makes Denmark's figure about 16.6 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.71 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 1.61 LSU/ha | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.69 LSU/ha | 0.107 LSU/ha | 1.58 LSU/ha | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.71 LSU/ha | 0.107 LSU/ha | 1.61 LSU/ha | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.77 LSU/ha | 0.113 LSU/ha | 1.66 LSU/ha | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.86 LSU/ha | 0.116 LSU/ha | 1.74 LSU/ha | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.81 LSU/ha | 0.113 LSU/ha | 1.7 LSU/ha | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.78 LSU/ha | 0.1025 LSU/ha | 1.67 LSU/ha | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Denmark or Southern Africa?
- Denmark, at 1.66 LSU/ha against 0.1 LSU/ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Denmark and Southern Africa?
- 1.56 LSU/ha, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Southern Africa rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Denmark ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 30th 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.