Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Melanesia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 0.11 LSU/ha against 0.08 LSU/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.03 LSU/ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.4 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 20 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0622 LSU/ha | 0.1644 LSU/ha | 0.1022 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.222 LSU/ha | 0.153 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 0.075 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.145 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 0.093 LSU/ha | 0.221 LSU/ha | 0.128 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 0.095 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.094 LSU/ha | 0.147 LSU/ha | 0.053 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.085 LSU/ha | 0.1025 LSU/ha | 0.0175 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 0.11 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia?
- 0.03 LSU/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 20 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.