Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in USSR

USSR: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.12 LSU/ha in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
0.12 LSU/ha
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.13 LSU/ha
in 1982
All-time low
0.08 LSU/ha
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in USSR, 1961–1991

00.050.10.151961197619911961: 0.08 LSU/ha1962: 0.09 LSU/ha1963: 0.1 LSU/ha1964: 0.09 LSU/ha1965: 0.1 LSU/ha1966: 0.1 LSU/ha1967: 0.11 LSU/ha1968: 0.11 LSU/ha1969: 0.1 LSU/ha1970: 0.1 LSU/ha1971: 0.11 LSU/ha1972: 0.11 LSU/ha1973: 0.11 LSU/ha1974: 0.12 LSU/ha1975: 0.12 LSU/ha1976: 0.12 LSU/ha1977: 0.12 LSU/ha1978: 0.12 LSU/ha1979: 0.12 LSU/ha1980: 0.12 LSU/ha1981: 0.12 LSU/ha1982: 0.13 LSU/ha1983: 0.13 LSU/ha1984: 0.13 LSU/ha1985: 0.13 LSU/ha1986: 0.13 LSU/ha1987: 0.13 LSU/ha1988: 0.13 LSU/ha1989: 0.13 LSU/ha1990: 0.13 LSU/ha1991: 0.12 LSU/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

In 1991, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in USSR stood at 0.12 LSU/ha.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in USSR peaked at 0.13 LSU/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.08 LSU/ha, in 1961.

That places USSR 134th out of 188 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0978 LSU/ha 0.08 LSU/ha 0.11 LSU/ha 9
1970s 0.115 LSU/ha 0.1 LSU/ha 0.12 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.128 LSU/ha 0.12 LSU/ha 0.13 LSU/ha 10
1990s 0.125 LSU/ha 0.12 LSU/ha 0.13 LSU/ha 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 135 Latvia 0.11 LSU/ha
  2. 136 Afghanistan 0.1 LSU/ha compare
  3. 136 Greece 0.1 LSU/ha compare
  4. 136 Guyana 0.1 LSU/ha compare
  5. 136 Hungary 0.1 LSU/ha compare
  6. 136 Kyrgyzstan 0.1 LSU/ha
  7. 136 Zambia 0.1 LSU/ha compare
  8. 136 Australia and New Zealand 0.1 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in USSR?
Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in USSR was 0.12 LSU/ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 0.13 LSU/ha in 1982.
What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.08 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does USSR rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
USSR ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 1991.
Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit
LSU/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
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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.