Eastern Africa vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 0.47 LSU/ha against 0.45 LSU/ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.02 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 14th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1922 LSU/ha | 0.1678 LSU/ha | 0.0244 LSU/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 0.215 LSU/ha | 0.177 LSU/ha | 0.038 LSU/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 0.235 LSU/ha | 0.217 LSU/ha | 0.018 LSU/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 0.247 LSU/ha | 0.258 LSU/ha | 0.011 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2000s | 0.285 LSU/ha | 0.368 LSU/ha | 0.083 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2010s | 0.369 LSU/ha | 0.452 LSU/ha | 0.083 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2020s | 0.4375 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 0.0325 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Eastern Africa or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 0.47 LSU/ha against 0.45 LSU/ha in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Eastern Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 0.02 LSU/ha, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 14th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — 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.