Global distribution of cattle in 2015 expressed as total number of cattle per pixel. The data is derived from the Gridded Livestock of the World database (v4) and was processed at a 1 km resolution before aggregation to a 5-minute arc (approximately 10 km) grid. Marius Gilbert of the Université Libre de Bruxelles is the author of this dataset.
Use Cases
- Modeling livestock methane emissions based on global cattle density.
- Assessing agricultural land use intensity based on cattle distribution patterns.
- Informing food security and supply chain models based on regional livestock populations.
- Analyzing the environmental footprint of livestock farming based on spatial concentration.
Strengths
- Data is processed at a high resolution of approximately 1 km before aggregation.
- Spatial coverage is global, providing a worldwide view of cattle distribution.
- Dataset is based on the authoritative Gridded Livestock of the World (GLW) database version 4.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Gridded Livestock of the World database (v4)
- Collection Method
- Data was processed at 0.0083333-degree resolution and aggregated to a 0.083333-degree (5-minute arc) grid for distribution.
- Time Range
- 2015
- Geography
- Global