Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Sri Lanka: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
17.79 %LSU
in 2023
Sri Lanka
75.26 %LSU
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
19th

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Sri Lanka
20406080100196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 75.26 %LSU against 17.79 %LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 57.47 %LSU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 4.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 20 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 38.5 %LSU 89.99 %LSU 51.49 %LSU Sri Lanka
1970s 38.15 %LSU 90.1 %LSU 51.95 %LSU Sri Lanka
1980s 34.47 %LSU 90.2 %LSU 55.73 %LSU Sri Lanka
1990s 36.21 %LSU 86.93 %LSU 50.72 %LSU Sri Lanka
2000s 28.94 %LSU 80.42 %LSU 51.49 %LSU Sri Lanka
2010s 20.62 %LSU 76 %LSU 55.38 %LSU Sri Lanka
2020s 17.95 %LSU 72.12 %LSU 54.17 %LSU Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 75.26 %LSU against 17.79 %LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
57.47 %LSU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sri Lanka rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
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.