Africa vs Timor-Leste: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Africa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Africa currently reports 0.08 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.02 LSU/ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.3 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Africa ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0244 LSU/ha | 0.1156 LSU/ha | 0.0911 LSU/ha | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 0.032 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.002 LSU/ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.016 LSU/ha | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 0.053 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.009 LSU/ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 0.067 LSU/ha | 0.063 LSU/ha | 0.004 LSU/ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.0675 LSU/ha | 0.0125 LSU/ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, Africa or Timor-Leste?
- Africa, at 0.08 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 0.02 LSU/ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Africa ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 10th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — 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.