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

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cattle — Share in total livestock was 17.29 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.29 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
40th
of 43 regions
All-time high
39.65 %LSU
in 1961
All-time low
15.96 %LSU
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — 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 17.29 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 39.65 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.96 %LSU, in 2014.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 40th of 43 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.75 %LSU 34.87 %LSU 39.65 %LSU 9
1970s 36.63 %LSU 33.1 %LSU 39.35 %LSU 10
1980s 32.62 %LSU 31.07 %LSU 35.34 %LSU 10
1990s 34.3 %LSU 31.66 %LSU 35.13 %LSU 10
2000s 27.56 %LSU 23.08 %LSU 32.79 %LSU 10
2010s 20.11 %LSU 15.96 %LSU 24.53 %LSU 10
2020s 17.38 %LSU 17.27 %LSU 17.48 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 37 Zambia 66.75 %LSU compare
  2. 38 French Guiana 66.71 %LSU compare
  3. 39 Canada 66.68 %LSU compare
  4. 39 South Sudan 66.68 %LSU compare
  5. 41 Ethiopia PDR 66.23 %LSU compare
  6. 42 Georgia 66.03 %LSU compare
  7. 43 Tajikistan 65.55 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Cattle — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 17.29 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 39.65 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.96 %LSU in 2014.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 40th out of 43 regions with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle — 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.