Niue vs South Africa: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Niue
- South Africa
How they compare
Niue currently reports 0.15 LSU/ha against 0.14 LSU/ha in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Niue ranks 170th and South Africa ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1733 LSU/ha | 0.1367 LSU/ha | 0.0367 LSU/ha | Niue |
| 1970s | 0.177 LSU/ha | 0.139 LSU/ha | 0.038 LSU/ha | Niue |
| 1980s | 0.137 LSU/ha | 0.143 LSU/ha | 0.006 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.109 LSU/ha | 0.148 LSU/ha | 0.039 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.124 LSU/ha | 0.152 LSU/ha | 0.028 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.141 LSU/ha | 0.154 LSU/ha | 0.013 LSU/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Niue or South Africa?
- Niue, at 0.15 LSU/ha against 0.14 LSU/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Niue and South Africa?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niue and South Africa rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Niue ranks 170th and South Africa ranks 171st 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.