Northern Africa vs Polynesia: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Northern Africa
- Polynesia
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 0.07 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Polynesia, a difference of 0.04 LSU/ha.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.3 times Polynesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 11th and Polynesia ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0267 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.0167 LSU/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1970s | 0.034 LSU/ha | 0.013 LSU/ha | 0.021 LSU/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1980s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | 0.054 LSU/ha | 0.025 LSU/ha | 0.029 LSU/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 0.068 LSU/ha | 0.025 LSU/ha | 0.043 LSU/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.025 LSU/ha | 0.045 LSU/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | Northern 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, Northern Africa or Polynesia?
- Northern Africa, at 0.07 LSU/ha against 0.03 LSU/ha in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Northern Africa and Polynesia?
- 0.04 LSU/ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern Africa and Polynesia rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Northern Africa ranks 11th and Polynesia ranks 12th 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.