Niger vs Sri Lanka: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.32 LSU/ha against 0.31 LSU/ha in Niger, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1156 LSU/ha | 0.6656 LSU/ha | 0.55 LSU/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.144 LSU/ha | 0.568 LSU/ha | 0.424 LSU/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.146 LSU/ha | 0.641 LSU/ha | 0.495 LSU/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.141 LSU/ha | 0.555 LSU/ha | 0.414 LSU/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.18 LSU/ha | 0.377 LSU/ha | 0.197 LSU/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.234 LSU/ha | 0.347 LSU/ha | 0.113 LSU/ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.305 LSU/ha | 0.3525 LSU/ha | 0.0475 LSU/ha | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Niger or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.32 LSU/ha against 0.31 LSU/ha in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Niger ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th 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.