Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Southern Europe: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.47 LSU/ha
in 2023
Southern Europe
0.57 LSU/ha
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
12th
Southern Europe rank
10th

Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Southern Europe
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 0.57 LSU/ha against 0.47 LSU/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.1 LSU/ha.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th and Southern Europe ranks 10th of 20 countries.

Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1678 LSU/ha 0.4089 LSU/ha 0.2411 LSU/ha Southern Europe
1970s 0.177 LSU/ha 0.443 LSU/ha 0.266 LSU/ha Southern Europe
1980s 0.217 LSU/ha 0.483 LSU/ha 0.266 LSU/ha Southern Europe
1990s 0.258 LSU/ha 0.51 LSU/ha 0.252 LSU/ha Southern Europe
2000s 0.368 LSU/ha 0.556 LSU/ha 0.188 LSU/ha Southern Europe
2010s 0.452 LSU/ha 0.589 LSU/ha 0.137 LSU/ha Southern Europe
2020s 0.47 LSU/ha 0.585 LSU/ha 0.115 LSU/ha Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 0.57 LSU/ha against 0.47 LSU/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Europe?
0.1 LSU/ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Europe rank globally for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th and Southern Europe ranks 10th of 20 countries.
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

Indicator
Major livestock types — 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
245 places, 14,075 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.