Mauritius vs South Africa: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock

Mauritius
2.41 %LSU
in 2023
South Africa
1.97 %LSU
in 2023
Mauritius rank
136th
South Africa rank
139th

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock over time

  • Mauritius
  • South Africa
23456196119922023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 2.41 %LSU against 1.97 %LSU in South Africa, a difference of 0.44 %LSU.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 139th of 172 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.48 %LSU 2.08 %LSU 0.3956 %LSU Mauritius
1970s 2.94 %LSU 2.02 %LSU 0.914 %LSU Mauritius
1980s 3.99 %LSU 2.07 %LSU 1.92 %LSU Mauritius
1990s 3.3 %LSU 2.16 %LSU 1.15 %LSU Mauritius
2000s 2.21 %LSU 2.2 %LSU 0.012 %LSU Mauritius
2010s 2.56 %LSU 2.07 %LSU 0.487 %LSU Mauritius
2020s 2.48 %LSU 1.98 %LSU 0.49 %LSU Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — share in total livestock, Mauritius or South Africa?
Mauritius, at 2.41 %LSU against 1.97 %LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — share in total livestock between Mauritius and South Africa?
0.44 %LSU, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Mauritius ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 139th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.