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

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
23.4 %LSU
in 2023
Libya
45.66 %LSU
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
2nd
Libya rank
2nd

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Libya
20304050196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 45.66 %LSU against 23.4 %LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 22.26 %LSU.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.0 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.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 2nd of 37 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 30.4 %LSU 24.03 %LSU 6.37 %LSU Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1970s 28.53 %LSU 46.23 %LSU 17.7 %LSU Libya
1980s 29.76 %LSU 49.57 %LSU 19.8 %LSU Libya
1990s 30.39 %LSU 48.62 %LSU 18.23 %LSU Libya
2000s 26.36 %LSU 45.46 %LSU 19.1 %LSU Libya
2010s 20.4 %LSU 46.3 %LSU 25.91 %LSU Libya
2020s 23.38 %LSU 45.88 %LSU 22.49 %LSU Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Libya?
Libya, at 45.66 %LSU against 23.4 %LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Libya?
22.26 %LSU, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Libya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Libya rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 2nd of 37 regions.
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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About this data

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.