Australia vs OECD: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.02 LSU/ha against 0.02 LSU/ha in OECD, a difference of 0 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.
Australia ranks 93rd and OECD ranks 93rd of 180 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0311 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.0011 LSU/ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.032 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.002 LSU/ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1990s | 0.032 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.002 LSU/ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.022 LSU/ha | 0.021 LSU/ha | 0.001 LSU/ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2020s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Australia or OECD?
- Australia, at 0.02 LSU/ha against 0.02 LSU/ha in OECD as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Australia and OECD?
- 0 LSU/ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and OECD rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Australia ranks 93rd and OECD ranks 93rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — 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.