China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Major livestock types — Stocks
Major livestock types — Stocks over time
- China
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
China currently reports 269.15 million LSU against 22.22 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 246.92 million LSU.
That makes China's figure about 12.1 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.37 million LSU | 9.98 million LSU | 97.39 million LSU | China |
| 1970s | 149.73 million LSU | 10.66 million LSU | 139.07 million LSU | China |
| 1980s | 181.14 million LSU | 13.02 million LSU | 168.12 million LSU | China |
| 1990s | 243.11 million LSU | 16.45 million LSU | 226.66 million LSU | China |
| 2000s | 267.45 million LSU | 19.82 million LSU | 247.63 million LSU | China |
| 2010s | 259.52 million LSU | 20.90 million LSU | 238.62 million LSU | China |
| 2020s | 265.95 million LSU | 22.22 million LSU | 243.73 million LSU | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- China, at 269.15 million LSU against 22.22 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 246.92 million LSU, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
- China ranks 2nd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — Stocks. 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.