Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs OECD: Major livestock types — Stocks

Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
320.10 million LSU
in 2023
OECD
405.90 million LSU
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Major livestock types — Stocks over time

  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
  • OECD
100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M196119922023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 405.90 million LSU against 320.10 million LSU in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 85.80 million LSU.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.3 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 20 groups.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least Developed Countries (LDCs) OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 107.83 million LSU 386.39 million LSU 278.56 million LSU OECD
1970s 124.00 million LSU 436.65 million LSU 312.65 million LSU OECD
1980s 138.43 million LSU 435.33 million LSU 296.90 million LSU OECD
1990s 159.83 million LSU 423.60 million LSU 263.77 million LSU OECD
2000s 203.84 million LSU 417.53 million LSU 213.69 million LSU OECD
2010s 270.76 million LSU 410.00 million LSU 139.24 million LSU OECD
2020s 311.85 million LSU 409.40 million LSU 97.55 million LSU OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or OECD?
OECD, at 405.90 million LSU against 320.10 million LSU in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and OECD?
85.80 million LSU, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and OECD rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 20 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.