Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Northern America: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.08 LSU/ha
in 2023
Northern America
0.21 LSU/ha
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
17th
Northern America rank
16th

Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 0.21 LSU/ha against 0.08 LSU/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.13 LSU/ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 2.6 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th and Northern America ranks 16th of 20 countries.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0622 LSU/ha 0.2333 LSU/ha 0.1711 LSU/ha Northern America
1970s 0.069 LSU/ha 0.27 LSU/ha 0.201 LSU/ha Northern America
1980s 0.075 LSU/ha 0.245 LSU/ha 0.17 LSU/ha Northern America
1990s 0.093 LSU/ha 0.232 LSU/ha 0.139 LSU/ha Northern America
2000s 0.105 LSU/ha 0.231 LSU/ha 0.126 LSU/ha Northern America
2010s 0.094 LSU/ha 0.215 LSU/ha 0.121 LSU/ha Northern America
2020s 0.085 LSU/ha 0.2175 LSU/ha 0.1325 LSU/ha Northern America

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 Northern America?
Northern America, at 0.21 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 Northern America?
0.13 LSU/ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Northern America rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th and Northern America 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

Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit
LSU/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.