Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Western Africa: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Western Africa
How they compare
Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 0.15 LSU/ha against 0.11 LSU/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 0.04 LSU/ha.
That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 1.4 times Western Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) has been ahead every year.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd and Western Africa ranks 3rd of 20 countries.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0711 LSU/ha | 0.0189 LSU/ha | 0.0522 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1970s | 0.076 LSU/ha | 0.024 LSU/ha | 0.052 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1980s | 0.098 LSU/ha | 0.036 LSU/ha | 0.062 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1990s | 0.119 LSU/ha | 0.046 LSU/ha | 0.073 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2000s | 0.139 LSU/ha | 0.068 LSU/ha | 0.071 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2010s | 0.132 LSU/ha | 0.091 LSU/ha | 0.041 LSU/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2020s | 0.1475 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.0375 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, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Western Africa?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 0.15 LSU/ha against 0.11 LSU/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Africa?
- 0.04 LSU/ha, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd and Western Africa ranks 3rd of 20 countries.
- 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.