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# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../spec/schemas/profiles/cdh.schema.json
"$schema": https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/cdh-metadata-standard/v0.2.0/schemas/profiles/cdh.schema.json
cdh_schema_version: "v0.2.0"

extensions:
- https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/cdh-metadata-standard/v0.2.0/extensions/cdh/schema.json
- https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/cdh-metadata-standard/v0.2.0/extensions/datacube/schema.json
- https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/cdh-metadata-standard/v0.2.0/extensions/agriculture/schema.json

id: glw4-2020
title: Gridded livestock density for 2020 (GLW4)
series:
name: Gridded Livestock of the World (GLW)
url: https://www.fao.org/livestock-systems/global-distributions/en/
description: >
Gridded Livestock of the World, version 4 (GLW 4) maps modelled densities of six livestock
species: buffalo, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens. This data is for the 2020 reference
year. Densities are estimated with a Random Forest model that downscales harmonized subnational
census counts onto a regular grid, so the values represent modelled distributions rather than
direct observations. All of the values are number of animals per km^2
license: CC-BY-4.0
resource_type: dataset

keywords:
- gridded
- modelled
- exposure
- term: animal husbandry
scheme: https://agrovoc.fao.org/
uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532
note: >
Values are densities (head/km²), so individual pixel values are valid anywhere. However, the data
are distributed in lat/long (EPSG:4326), where pixel ground area shrinks toward the poles. A
standard lat/long map visually over-represents high-latitude densities, and naive spatial
aggregation (totals, means, zonal statistics) assuming equal-area pixels will be biased. Reproject
to an equal-area projection or weight by true pixel area for visualization and area-based
analysis.

contact:
- organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
roles: [licensor, producer, processor]
url: https://www.fao.org/home/en/
- name: Dominik Wisser
roles: [point-of-contact]
email: Dominik.Wisser@fao.org
organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- name: Giuseppina Cinardi
roles: [point-of-contact]
email: giuseppina.cinardi@fao.org
organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- name: Brayden Youngberg
roles: [processor, custodian]
email: b.youngberg@cgiar.org
organization: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

citation:
title: "GLW 4: Gridded Livestock Density (Global - 2020 - 10 km)"
authors:
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
date: "2024"
publisher: FAO Agro-Informatic Data Catalog
url: https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/9d1e149b-d63f-4213-978b-317a8eb42d02
related_publications:
- doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133381

# metadata tracking
created: "2026-06-23"
updated: "2026-06-23"

spatial:
bbox: [-180.0, -90.0, 180.0, 90.0]
geography: [world]
crs: EPSG:4326
resolution:
- type: xy
unit: degree
value: 0.08333333
label: 5 arc-minutes (~10km at equator)

temporal:
date: "2020" # static 2020 reference year (year precision)

dimensions:
- name: species
type: species
description: The livestock species for which the data is provided
values: [buffalo, cattle, chicken, goat, pig, sheep]

variables:
- name: Livestock Density
description: Number of livestock per km2
data_type: float32
unit: "{head}/km-1"

cdh:
not_recommended_for:
- use: exact livestock counts
reason: values are spatially modeled estimates derived from census and other data
use_instead: official livestock census counts where available
domain: [agricultural-production]

commodities: [buffalo, cattle, chickens, goats, swine, sheep]

processing:
- id: source
description: Original GLW 4 release
date: "2024-07-15"
derived_from:
- url: https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog//iso/9d1e149b-d63f-4213-978b-317a8eb42d02
title: GLW 4 2020
- id: cloud-optimize
description: Optimize data for cloud storage
date: "2026-06-23"
code:
url: https://github.com/CGIAR-Climate-Data-Hub/cdh-data-pipeline/blob/main/recipes/glw4.py
version: "885ed96"

data:
- name: zarr
locations:
- url: https://digital-atlas.s3.amazonaws.com/cdh/data/glw4-2020/glw4-2020.zarr
title: HTTPS
- url: s3://digital-atlas/cdh/data/glw4-2020/glw4-2020.zarr
title: S3
processing_steps: [cloud-optimize]
description: Zarr store of GLW 4 2020
nodata: "NaN"
media_type: application/vnd.zarr; version=3
file_size: 31.1 MB
- name: cogs
locations:
- url: https://digital-atlas.s3.amazonaws.com/cdh/data/glw4-2020/cogs/
title: HTTPS
- url: s3://digital-atlas/cdh/data/glw4-2020/cogs/
title: S3
href_template: "glw4-2020-{species}.tif"
processing_steps: [cloud-optimize]
description: Cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs of GLW 4 2020
nodata: -3.4028235e+38
media_type: "image/tiff; application=geotiff; profile=cloud-optimized"

additional_links:
- name: FAO Livestock Distributions
rel: related
url: https://www.fao.org/livestock-systems/global-distributions/en/
- name: FAOSTAT Crop and Livestock Production
rel: related
url: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL
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