Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 17.79 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.79 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
19th
of 20 regions
All-time high
41.28 %LSU
in 1961
All-time low
16.36 %LSU
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 17.79 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 41.28 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.36 %LSU, in 2014.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 19th out of 20 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 41.28 %LSU
1962 40.77 %LSU -1.2%
1963 38.6 %LSU -5.3%
1964 38.15 %LSU -1.2%
1965 38.15 %LSU +0.0%
1966 38.04 %LSU -0.3%
1967 37.24 %LSU -2.1%
1968 36.7 %LSU -1.5%
1969 37.59 %LSU +2.4%
1970 38.51 %LSU +2.4%
1971 39.45 %LSU +2.4%
1972 40.11 %LSU +1.7%
1973 40.83 %LSU +1.8%
1974 40.1 %LSU -1.8%
1975 39.32 %LSU -1.9%
1976 37.95 %LSU -3.5%
1977 36.29 %LSU -4.4%
1978 34.52 %LSU -4.9%
1979 34.45 %LSU -0.2%
1980 33.64 %LSU -2.4%
1981 35.33 %LSU +5.0%
1982 32.83 %LSU -7.1%
1983 33.22 %LSU +1.2%
1984 33.92 %LSU +2.1%
1985 34.69 %LSU +2.3%
1986 34.7 %LSU +0.0%
1987 34.58 %LSU -0.3%
1988 34.51 %LSU -0.2%
1989 37.29 %LSU +8.1%
1990 36.39 %LSU -2.4%
1991 33.73 %LSU -7.3%
1992 36.29 %LSU +7.6%
1993 36.53 %LSU +0.7%
1994 36.74 %LSU +0.6%
1995 37.02 %LSU +0.8%
1996 36.93 %LSU -0.2%
1997 36.92 %LSU -0.0%
1998 36.78 %LSU -0.4%
1999 34.75 %LSU -5.5%
2000 34.7 %LSU -0.1%
2001 34.75 %LSU +0.1%
2002 30.82 %LSU -11.3%
2003 30.01 %LSU -2.6%
2004 27.59 %LSU -8.1%
2005 27.65 %LSU +0.2%
2006 27.58 %LSU -0.3%
2007 27.71 %LSU +0.5%
2008 24.86 %LSU -10.3%
2009 23.69 %LSU -4.7%
2010 24.14 %LSU +1.9%
2011 24.47 %LSU +1.4%
2012 24.72 %LSU +1.0%
2013 25.15 %LSU +1.7%
2014 16.36 %LSU -35.0%
2015 16.53 %LSU +1.0%
2016 19.21 %LSU +16.2%
2017 17.7 %LSU -7.9%
2018 18.79 %LSU +6.2%
2019 19.11 %LSU +1.7%
2020 18.04 %LSU -5.6%
2021 18.11 %LSU +0.4%
2022 17.85 %LSU -1.4%
2023 17.79 %LSU -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38.5 %LSU 36.7 %LSU 41.28 %LSU 9
1970s 38.15 %LSU 34.45 %LSU 40.83 %LSU 10
1980s 34.47 %LSU 32.83 %LSU 37.29 %LSU 10
1990s 36.21 %LSU 33.73 %LSU 37.02 %LSU 10
2000s 28.94 %LSU 23.69 %LSU 34.75 %LSU 10
2010s 20.62 %LSU 16.36 %LSU 25.15 %LSU 10
2020s 17.95 %LSU 17.79 %LSU 18.11 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 16 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
  2. 17 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare
  3. 18 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 75.26 %LSU compare
  5. 20 Eswatini 74.4 %LSU compare
  6. 21 Australia and New Zealand 74.28 %LSU compare
  7. 22 Australia 73.88 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 17.79 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 41.28 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.36 %LSU in 2014.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 19th out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — 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
241 places, 13,793 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.