Syrian Arab Republic vs Western Africa: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 0.32 LSU/ha against 0.21 LSU/ha in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.11 LSU/ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.5 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 20 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syrian Arab Republic | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0789 LSU/ha | 0.0922 LSU/ha | 0.0133 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 0.098 LSU/ha | 0.112 LSU/ha | 0.014 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 0.152 LSU/ha | 0.136 LSU/ha | 0.016 LSU/ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 0.211 LSU/ha | 0.206 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 0.203 LSU/ha | 0.264 LSU/ha | 0.061 LSU/ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2025 LSU/ha | 0.3125 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | Western 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, Syrian Arab Republic or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 0.32 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 Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa?
- 0.11 LSU/ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 20 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.