Greece vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sheep — Share in total livestock

Greece
43.27 %LSU
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
23.4 %LSU
in 2023
Greece rank
4th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
2nd

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Greece
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 43.27 %LSU against 23.4 %LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 19.87 %LSU.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.8 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Greece ranks 4th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 26.71 %LSU 30.4 %LSU 3.69 %LSU Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1970s 26.48 %LSU 28.53 %LSU 2.05 %LSU Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1980s 30.07 %LSU 29.76 %LSU 0.302 %LSU Greece
1990s 33.95 %LSU 30.39 %LSU 3.57 %LSU Greece
2000s 34.5 %LSU 26.36 %LSU 8.14 %LSU Greece
2010s 37.11 %LSU 20.4 %LSU 16.71 %LSU Greece
2020s 42.35 %LSU 23.38 %LSU 18.97 %LSU Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Greece or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Greece, at 43.27 %LSU against 23.4 %LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Greece and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
19.87 %LSU, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Greece ranks 4th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 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.