Sub-Saharan Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 0.33 LSU/ha against 0.21 LSU/ha in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.12 LSU/ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.6 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 6 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1189 LSU/ha | 0.0789 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.135 LSU/ha | 0.098 LSU/ha | 0.037 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.155 LSU/ha | 0.152 LSU/ha | 0.003 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.206 LSU/ha | 0.211 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 0.27 LSU/ha | 0.203 LSU/ha | 0.067 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3175 LSU/ha | 0.2025 LSU/ha | 0.115 LSU/ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Sub-Saharan Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 0.33 LSU/ha against 0.21 LSU/ha in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Sub-Saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.12 LSU/ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th 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.