Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
3.95 million LSU
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
177.97 million LSU
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 177.97 million LSU against 3.95 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 174.02 million LSU.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 45.0 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 20 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.85 million LSU 63.73 million LSU 59.88 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 4.06 million LSU 72.58 million LSU 68.52 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 4.50 million LSU 81.03 million LSU 76.53 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 5.96 million LSU 88.46 million LSU 82.50 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 5.69 million LSU 107.30 million LSU 101.62 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.36 million LSU 146.48 million LSU 142.12 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 3.99 million LSU 172.74 million LSU 168.75 million LSU Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — stocks, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 177.97 million LSU against 3.95 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — stocks between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sub-Saharan Africa?
174.02 million LSU, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. 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 — Stocks
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
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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.