Senegal vs South America: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Senegal
- South America
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in South America, a difference of 0.08 LSU/ha.
That makes Senegal's figure about 9.0 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.
Senegal ranks 22nd and South America ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.0178 LSU/ha | South America |
| 1970s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1980s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.016 LSU/ha | 0.028 LSU/ha | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.055 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.045 LSU/ha | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.068 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.058 LSU/ha | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0825 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.0725 LSU/ha | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, Senegal or South America?
- Senegal, at 0.09 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between Senegal and South America?
- 0.08 LSU/ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and South America rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Senegal ranks 22nd and South America ranks 23rd 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.