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

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
5.20 million LSU
in 2023
Southern Asia
17.84 million LSU
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
4th
Southern Asia rank
8th

Sheep — Stocks over time

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

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 17.84 million LSU against 5.20 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 12.64 million LSU.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.4 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 8th of 16 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.03 million LSU 10.44 million LSU 7.41 million LSU Southern Asia
1970s 3.05 million LSU 10.94 million LSU 7.89 million LSU Southern Asia
1980s 3.87 million LSU 12.60 million LSU 8.73 million LSU Southern Asia
1990s 5.00 million LSU 14.62 million LSU 9.62 million LSU Southern Asia
2000s 5.18 million LSU 15.63 million LSU 10.45 million LSU Southern Asia
2010s 4.27 million LSU 15.96 million LSU 11.69 million LSU Southern Asia
2020s 5.20 million LSU 17.71 million LSU 12.51 million LSU Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 17.84 million LSU against 5.20 million LSU in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Asia?
12.64 million LSU, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Asia rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 8th of 16 regions.
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.