Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Middle Africa: Major livestock types — Stocks

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
22.22 million LSU
in 2023
Middle Africa
53.23 million LSU
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
5th
Middle Africa rank
3rd

Major livestock types — Stocks over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Middle Africa
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 53.23 million LSU against 22.22 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 31.01 million LSU.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.4 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 20 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and Middle Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9.98 million LSU 6.69 million LSU 3.29 million LSU Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1970s 10.66 million LSU 8.41 million LSU 2.25 million LSU Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1980s 13.02 million LSU 11.78 million LSU 1.24 million LSU Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1990s 16.45 million LSU 16.49 million LSU 40,820 LSU Middle Africa
2000s 19.82 million LSU 23.83 million LSU 4.01 million LSU Middle Africa
2010s 20.90 million LSU 36.67 million LSU 15.77 million LSU Middle Africa
2020s 22.22 million LSU 49.56 million LSU 27.33 million LSU Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 53.23 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Middle Africa?
31.01 million LSU, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Middle Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Middle Africa rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 20 groups.
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

Indicator
Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,138 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.