Cattle — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cattle — Stocks was 3.84 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.84 million LSU
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
10th
of 20 countries
All-time high
6.15 million LSU
in 1998
All-time low
2.96 million LSU
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 3.84 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 6.15 million LSU in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.96 million LSU, in 2014.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cattle — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 4.22 million LSU —
1962 4.25 million LSU +0.8%
1963 3.64 million LSU -14.4%
1964 3.50 million LSU -3.8%
1965 3.50 million LSU +0.0%
1966 3.43 million LSU -2.0%
1967 3.46 million LSU +0.9%
1968 3.48 million LSU +0.5%
1969 3.57 million LSU +2.6%
1970 3.71 million LSU +3.9%
1971 3.86 million LSU +4.1%
1972 3.92 million LSU +1.6%
1973 4.07 million LSU +3.8%
1974 4.10 million LSU +0.6%
1975 3.94 million LSU -3.9%
1976 3.92 million LSU -0.4%
1977 3.86 million LSU -1.5%
1978 3.80 million LSU -1.7%
1979 3.78 million LSU -0.5%
1980 3.62 million LSU -4.2%
1981 3.96 million LSU +9.4%
1982 3.57 million LSU -9.9%
1983 3.78 million LSU +5.8%
1984 4.06 million LSU +7.4%
1985 4.34 million LSU +6.9%
1986 4.68 million LSU +7.9%
1987 4.55 million LSU -2.9%
1988 4.46 million LSU -2.0%
1989 5.54 million LSU +24.3%
1990 5.27 million LSU -4.9%
1991 4.69 million LSU -11.1%
1992 5.54 million LSU +18.1%
1993 5.60 million LSU +1.1%
1994 5.74 million LSU +2.6%
1995 5.84 million LSU +1.8%
1996 5.94 million LSU +1.7%
1997 6.05 million LSU +1.7%
1998 6.15 million LSU +1.7%
1999 5.63 million LSU -8.4%
2000 5.79 million LSU +2.8%
2001 5.95 million LSU +2.8%
2002 5.21 million LSU -12.4%
2003 5.27 million LSU +1.2%
2004 5.34 million LSU +1.3%
2005 5.47 million LSU +2.5%
2006 5.52 million LSU +0.9%
2007 5.59 million LSU +1.2%
2008 4.96 million LSU -11.3%
2009 5.08 million LSU +2.4%
2010 5.20 million LSU +2.4%
2011 5.33 million LSU +2.4%
2012 5.46 million LSU +2.5%
2013 5.56 million LSU +1.7%
2014 2.96 million LSU -46.7%
2015 3.20 million LSU +8.1%
2016 3.85 million LSU +20.4%
2017 3.42 million LSU -11.4%
2018 3.69 million LSU +8.1%
2019 3.81 million LSU +3.2%
2020 3.73 million LSU -2.2%
2021 3.94 million LSU +5.7%
2022 3.94 million LSU -0.1%
2023 3.84 million LSU -2.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 -46.7% 5.56 million LSU 2.96 million LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.67 million LSU 3.43 million LSU 4.25 million LSU 9
1970s 3.90 million LSU 3.71 million LSU 4.10 million LSU 10
1980s 4.26 million LSU 3.57 million LSU 5.54 million LSU 10
1990s 5.65 million LSU 4.69 million LSU 6.15 million LSU 10
2000s 5.42 million LSU 4.96 million LSU 5.95 million LSU 10
2010s 4.25 million LSU 2.96 million LSU 5.56 million LSU 10
2020s 3.86 million LSU 3.73 million LSU 3.94 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 7 Argentina 37.97 million LSU compare
  2. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.77 million LSU compare
  3. 8 Australia and New Zealand 35.48 million LSU compare
  4. 9 Ethiopia 35.45 million LSU compare
  5. 9 Viet Nam 4.12 million LSU compare
  6. 10 Pakistan 27.73 million LSU compare
  7. 11 Australia 26.89 million LSU compare
  8. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.65 million LSU compare
  9. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare
  10. 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
  11. 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
  12. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 589,006 LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Cattle — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 3.84 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 6.15 million LSU in 1998.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.96 million LSU in 2014.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cattle — stocks?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
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
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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.