Eastern Africa vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 0.15 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.06 LSU/ha.
That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 1.7 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 5th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.0711 LSU/ha | 0.0411 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1970s | 0.032 LSU/ha | 0.076 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1980s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.098 LSU/ha | 0.058 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1990s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.119 LSU/ha | 0.079 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2000s | 0.049 LSU/ha | 0.139 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2010s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.132 LSU/ha | 0.062 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2020s | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.1475 LSU/ha | 0.0575 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, Eastern Africa or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 0.15 LSU/ha against 0.09 LSU/ha in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Eastern Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 0.06 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 sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — 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.