Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 3.62 LSU/ha in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)
3.62 LSU/ha
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
12th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.62 LSU/ha
in 1999
All-time low
1.84 LSU/ha
in 1961
Years of data
39
1961–1999

Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999

012341961198019991961: 1.8 LSU/ha1962: 1.9 LSU/ha1963: 2 LSU/ha1964: 1.9 LSU/ha1965: 1.9 LSU/ha1966: 2 LSU/ha1967: 2 LSU/ha1968: 2 LSU/ha1969: 2.1 LSU/ha1970: 2.2 LSU/ha1971: 2.3 LSU/ha1972: 2.3 LSU/ha1973: 2.4 LSU/ha1974: 2.5 LSU/ha1975: 2.5 LSU/ha1976: 2.4 LSU/ha1977: 2.5 LSU/ha1978: 2.5 LSU/ha1979: 2.6 LSU/ha1980: 3 LSU/ha1981: 3 LSU/ha1982: 2.9 LSU/ha1983: 2.9 LSU/ha1984: 3 LSU/ha1985: 3 LSU/ha1986: 3 LSU/ha1987: 3.1 LSU/ha1988: 3.1 LSU/ha1989: 3.3 LSU/ha1990: 3.4 LSU/ha1991: 3.5 LSU/ha1992: 3.4 LSU/ha1993: 3.5 LSU/ha1994: 3.5 LSU/ha1995: 3.6 LSU/ha1996: 3.6 LSU/ha1997: 3.5 LSU/ha1998: 3.5 LSU/ha1999: 3.6 LSU/ha

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

Analysis

In 1999, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg stood at 3.62 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 3.62 LSU/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.84 LSU/ha, in 1961.

That places Belgium-Luxembourg 12th out of 194 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961 to 1999.
Year LSU/ha Change
1961 1.84 LSU/ha
1962 1.93 LSU/ha +4.9%
1963 1.99 LSU/ha +3.1%
1964 1.86 LSU/ha -6.5%
1965 1.9 LSU/ha +2.2%
1966 1.96 LSU/ha +3.2%
1967 1.98 LSU/ha +1.0%
1968 2.04 LSU/ha +3.0%
1969 2.08 LSU/ha +2.0%
1970 2.2 LSU/ha +5.8%
1971 2.32 LSU/ha +5.5%
1972 2.29 LSU/ha -1.3%
1973 2.38 LSU/ha +3.9%
1974 2.46 LSU/ha +3.4%
1975 2.46 LSU/ha +0.0%
1976 2.43 LSU/ha -1.2%
1977 2.47 LSU/ha +1.6%
1978 2.47 LSU/ha +0.0%
1979 2.63 LSU/ha +6.5%
1980 3.01 LSU/ha +14.4%
1981 3.03 LSU/ha +0.7%
1982 2.91 LSU/ha -4.0%
1983 2.93 LSU/ha +0.7%
1984 2.99 LSU/ha +2.0%
1985 3.03 LSU/ha +1.3%
1986 3.04 LSU/ha +0.3%
1987 3.14 LSU/ha +3.3%
1988 3.14 LSU/ha +0.0%
1989 3.28 LSU/ha +4.5%
1990 3.43 LSU/ha +4.6%
1991 3.55 LSU/ha +3.5%
1992 3.43 LSU/ha -3.4%
1993 3.49 LSU/ha +1.7%
1994 3.49 LSU/ha +0.0%
1995 3.56 LSU/ha +2.0%
1996 3.59 LSU/ha +0.8%
1997 3.5 LSU/ha -2.5%
1998 3.5 LSU/ha +0.0%
1999 3.62 LSU/ha +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.95 LSU/ha 1.84 LSU/ha 2.08 LSU/ha 9
1970s 2.41 LSU/ha 2.2 LSU/ha 2.63 LSU/ha 10
1980s 3.05 LSU/ha 2.91 LSU/ha 3.28 LSU/ha 10
1990s 3.52 LSU/ha 3.43 LSU/ha 3.62 LSU/ha 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 9 Bahrain 4.21 LSU/ha compare
  2. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.57 LSU/ha compare
  3. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.92 LSU/ha compare
  4. 10 Türkiye 0.53 LSU/ha compare
  5. 11 Réunion 3.76 LSU/ha compare
  6. 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.47 LSU/ha compare
  7. 12 Micronesia 0.47 LSU/ha compare
  8. 13 Seychelles 3.24 LSU/ha compare
  9. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 3.12 LSU/ha compare
  10. 14 Melanesia 0.41 LSU/ha compare
  11. 15 United Arab Emirates 3.09 LSU/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 3.62 LSU/ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 3.62 LSU/ha in 1999.
What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 1999.
Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Major livestock types — 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
245 places, 14,075 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.