China vs Eritrea: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- China
- Eritrea
How they compare
China currently reports 0.06 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Eritrea, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
China ranks 77th and Eritrea ranks 77th of 187 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0471 LSU/ha | 0.0429 LSU/ha | 0.0043 LSU/ha | China |
| 2000s | 0.053 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.003 LSU/ha | China |
| 2010s | 0.057 LSU/ha | 0.054 LSU/ha | 0.003 LSU/ha | China |
| 2020s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, China or Eritrea?
- China, at 0.06 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between China and Eritrea?
- 0 LSU/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eritrea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do China and Eritrea rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- China ranks 77th and Eritrea ranks 77th of 187 countries.
- 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.