Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South America: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 0.04 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.03 LSU/ha.
That makes South America's figure about 4.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th and South America ranks 13th of 20 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | South America |
| 1970s | 0.008 LSU/ha | 0.023 LSU/ha | 0.015 LSU/ha | South America |
| 1980s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | South America |
| 1990s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.022 LSU/ha | 0.012 LSU/ha | South America |
| 2000s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.024 LSU/ha | 0.014 LSU/ha | South America |
| 2010s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | South America |
| 2020s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.0325 LSU/ha | 0.0225 LSU/ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South America?
- South America, at 0.04 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 0.03 LSU/ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America rank globally for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th and South America ranks 13th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Swine / pigs — 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.