Costa Rica vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Costa Rica
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.91 LSU/ha against 0.08 LSU/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.83 LSU/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 11.4 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th of 190 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5356 LSU/ha | 0.0622 LSU/ha | 0.4733 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.59 LSU/ha | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.521 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.616 LSU/ha | 0.075 LSU/ha | 0.541 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.617 LSU/ha | 0.093 LSU/ha | 0.524 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.468 LSU/ha | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.363 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.555 LSU/ha | 0.094 LSU/ha | 0.461 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7825 LSU/ha | 0.085 LSU/ha | 0.6975 LSU/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area, Costa Rica or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Costa Rica, at 0.91 LSU/ha against 0.08 LSU/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area between Costa Rica and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 0.83 LSU/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.