Eritrea vs Somalia: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.24 LSU/ha against 0.22 LSU/ha in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 LSU/ha.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 155th and Somalia ranks 158th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1886 LSU/ha | 0.2171 LSU/ha | 0.0286 LSU/ha | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.216 LSU/ha | 0.231 LSU/ha | 0.015 LSU/ha | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.227 LSU/ha | 0.221 LSU/ha | 0.006 LSU/ha | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.24 LSU/ha | 0.2225 LSU/ha | 0.0175 LSU/ha | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Eritrea, at 0.24 LSU/ha against 0.22 LSU/ha in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.02 LSU/ha, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Eritrea ranks 155th and Somalia ranks 158th 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.