Germany vs India: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.05 LSU/ha against 1.03 LSU/ha in Germany, a difference of 0.02 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 50th and India ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 LSU/ha | 0.7244 LSU/ha | 0.5622 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.47 LSU/ha | 0.755 LSU/ha | 0.71 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.63 LSU/ha | 0.853 LSU/ha | 0.777 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.35 LSU/ha | 0.926 LSU/ha | 0.426 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.2 LSU/ha | 0.967 LSU/ha | 0.237 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.17 LSU/ha | 1.01 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.01 LSU/ha | 1.04 LSU/ha | 0.0275 LSU/ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Germany or India?
- India, at 1.05 LSU/ha against 1.03 LSU/ha in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Germany and India?
- 0.02 LSU/ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Germany ranks 50th and India ranks 48th 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.