Latin America and the Caribbean vs Micronesia: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Micronesia
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 0.62 LSU/ha against 0.47 LSU/ha in Micronesia, a difference of 0.15 LSU/ha.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.3 times Micronesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th and Micronesia ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America and the Caribbean | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 0.374 LSU/ha | 0.039 LSU/ha | 0.335 LSU/ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 0.412 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.368 LSU/ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 0.453 LSU/ha | 0.259 LSU/ha | 0.194 LSU/ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 0.515 LSU/ha | 0.333 LSU/ha | 0.182 LSU/ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 0.562 LSU/ha | 0.417 LSU/ha | 0.145 LSU/ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 0.6025 LSU/ha | 0.4625 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Latin America and the Caribbean or Micronesia?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 0.62 LSU/ha against 0.47 LSU/ha in Micronesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Latin America and the Caribbean and Micronesia?
- 0.15 LSU/ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean and Micronesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Latin America and the Caribbean and Micronesia rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th and Micronesia ranks 12th of 31 groups.
- 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.