New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.17 LSU/ha against 1.16 LSU/ha in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9256 LSU/ha | 0.65 LSU/ha | 0.2756 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.01 LSU/ha | 0.88 LSU/ha | 0.131 LSU/ha | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.98 LSU/ha | 1.01 LSU/ha | 0.033 LSU/ha | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.991 LSU/ha | 1.35 LSU/ha | 0.359 LSU/ha | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.09 LSU/ha | 1.72 LSU/ha | 0.629 LSU/ha | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.14 LSU/ha | 1.46 LSU/ha | 0.328 LSU/ha | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.18 LSU/ha | 1.23 LSU/ha | 0.045 LSU/ha | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- New Zealand, at 1.17 LSU/ha against 1.16 LSU/ha in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- New Zealand ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 42nd 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.