GLW v4

Parameter 

Heads per square kilometer

Commodities available

All

Buffaloes

Cattle

Chickens

Ducks

Goats

Horses

Pigs

Sheep

Description 

This dataset contains the most up to date version of GLW 4 for the reference year 2015 for the following species: cattle, sheep, goats, buffaloes, horses, pigs, chicken and ducks. The individual species datasets are available at global extent and 5 minutes of arc resolution (approx. 10 km at the equator). The fourth version of GLW, compared to the previous ones, reflects the most recently compiled and harmonized subnational livestock distribution data and much more detailed metadata. The layers contain the density of animals per pixel, with weight estimated by the Random Forest model. The livestock species modelled include: buffaloes, cattle, chickens, ducks, goats, horses, pigs and sheep.



Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Source data

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

FAO GLEAM

Description 

The Gridded Livestock of the World (GLW) dataset provides spatial distribution data for global livestock populations, including cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and goats, at a high spatial resolution. It is used to understand the geographic distribution of livestock, helping to inform agricultural planning, policy-making, and environmental assessments.


Spatial resolution

Global coverage

Resolution not coarser than 5 arc minutes (circa 10 x 10km at the equator). This is the same spatial resolution at which GLEAM produces the outputs.

Temporal Resolution

2015