China, mainland vs Iraq: Buffalo — Share in total livestock
Buffalo — Share in total livestock over time
- China, mainland
- Iraq
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 8.28 %LSU against 4.27 %LSU in Iraq, a difference of 4.01 %LSU.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 10th and Iraq ranks 13th of 60 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.52 %LSU | 5.36 %LSU | 2.17 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 8.11 %LSU | 4.31 %LSU | 3.8 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 7.7 %LSU | 3.34 %LSU | 4.36 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 6.48 %LSU | 2.81 %LSU | 3.67 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 6.19 %LSU | 6.03 %LSU | 0.163 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 7.48 %LSU | 4.82 %LSU | 2.66 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 7.99 %LSU | 4.26 %LSU | 3.73 %LSU | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher buffalo — share in total livestock, China, mainland or Iraq?
- China, mainland, at 8.28 %LSU against 4.27 %LSU in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in buffalo — share in total livestock between China, mainland and Iraq?
- 4.01 %LSU, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Iraq rank globally for buffalo — share in total livestock?
- China, mainland ranks 10th and Iraq ranks 13th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Buffalo — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.