Eastern Asia vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sheep — Stocks

Eastern Asia
22.26 million LSU
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
5.20 million LSU
in 2023
Eastern Asia rank
5th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
17th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 22.26 million LSU against 5.20 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 17.06 million LSU.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 4.3 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th of 37 groups.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 8.53 million LSU 3.03 million LSU 5.50 million LSU Eastern Asia
1970s 10.47 million LSU 3.05 million LSU 7.42 million LSU Eastern Asia
1980s 11.66 million LSU 3.87 million LSU 7.79 million LSU Eastern Asia
1990s 13.09 million LSU 5.00 million LSU 8.09 million LSU Eastern Asia
2000s 15.52 million LSU 5.18 million LSU 10.34 million LSU Eastern Asia
2010s 17.99 million LSU 4.27 million LSU 13.72 million LSU Eastern Asia
2020s 21.76 million LSU 5.20 million LSU 16.56 million LSU Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Eastern Asia or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Eastern Asia, at 22.26 million LSU against 5.20 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Eastern Asia and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
17.06 million LSU, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eastern Asia and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
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.