Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.47 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.47 LSU/ha
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
12th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.49 LSU/ha
in 2012
All-time low
0.16 LSU/ha
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

0.20.30.40.5196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 0.47 LSU/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 0.49 LSU/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.16 LSU/ha, in 1964.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU/ha Change
1961 0.18 LSU/ha
1962 0.18 LSU/ha +0.0%
1963 0.17 LSU/ha -5.6%
1964 0.16 LSU/ha -5.9%
1965 0.16 LSU/ha +0.0%
1966 0.16 LSU/ha +0.0%
1967 0.16 LSU/ha +0.0%
1968 0.17 LSU/ha +6.3%
1969 0.17 LSU/ha +0.0%
1970 0.17 LSU/ha +0.0%
1971 0.17 LSU/ha +0.0%
1972 0.17 LSU/ha +0.0%
1973 0.17 LSU/ha +0.0%
1974 0.17 LSU/ha +0.0%
1975 0.17 LSU/ha +0.0%
1976 0.18 LSU/ha +5.9%
1977 0.19 LSU/ha +5.6%
1978 0.19 LSU/ha +0.0%
1979 0.19 LSU/ha +0.0%
1980 0.2 LSU/ha +5.3%
1981 0.2 LSU/ha +0.0%
1982 0.2 LSU/ha +0.0%
1983 0.2 LSU/ha +0.0%
1984 0.21 LSU/ha +5.0%
1985 0.22 LSU/ha +4.8%
1986 0.24 LSU/ha +9.1%
1987 0.23 LSU/ha -4.2%
1988 0.22 LSU/ha -4.3%
1989 0.25 LSU/ha +13.6%
1990 0.25 LSU/ha +0.0%
1991 0.24 LSU/ha -4.0%
1992 0.25 LSU/ha +4.2%
1993 0.25 LSU/ha +0.0%
1994 0.26 LSU/ha +4.0%
1995 0.26 LSU/ha +0.0%
1996 0.26 LSU/ha +0.0%
1997 0.27 LSU/ha +3.8%
1998 0.27 LSU/ha +0.0%
1999 0.27 LSU/ha +0.0%
2000 0.28 LSU/ha +3.7%
2001 0.28 LSU/ha +0.0%
2002 0.28 LSU/ha +0.0%
2003 0.29 LSU/ha +3.6%
2004 0.32 LSU/ha +10.3%
2005 0.44 LSU/ha +37.5%
2006 0.44 LSU/ha +0.0%
2007 0.44 LSU/ha +0.0%
2008 0.44 LSU/ha +0.0%
2009 0.47 LSU/ha +6.8%
2010 0.48 LSU/ha +2.1%
2011 0.48 LSU/ha +0.0%
2012 0.49 LSU/ha +2.1%
2013 0.49 LSU/ha +0.0%
2014 0.4 LSU/ha -18.4%
2015 0.43 LSU/ha +7.5%
2016 0.45 LSU/ha +4.7%
2017 0.43 LSU/ha -4.4%
2018 0.43 LSU/ha +0.0%
2019 0.44 LSU/ha +2.3%
2020 0.45 LSU/ha +2.3%
2021 0.48 LSU/ha +6.7%
2022 0.48 LSU/ha +0.0%
2023 0.47 LSU/ha -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1678 LSU/ha 0.16 LSU/ha 0.18 LSU/ha 9
1970s 0.177 LSU/ha 0.17 LSU/ha 0.19 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.217 LSU/ha 0.2 LSU/ha 0.25 LSU/ha 10
1990s 0.258 LSU/ha 0.24 LSU/ha 0.27 LSU/ha 10
2000s 0.368 LSU/ha 0.28 LSU/ha 0.47 LSU/ha 10
2010s 0.452 LSU/ha 0.4 LSU/ha 0.49 LSU/ha 10
2020s 0.47 LSU/ha 0.45 LSU/ha 0.48 LSU/ha 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 9 Bahrain 4.21 LSU/ha compare
  2. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.57 LSU/ha compare
  3. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.92 LSU/ha compare
  4. 10 Türkiye 0.53 LSU/ha compare
  5. 11 Réunion 3.76 LSU/ha compare
  6. 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.62 LSU/ha compare
  7. 12 Micronesia 0.47 LSU/ha compare
  8. 13 Seychelles 3.24 LSU/ha compare
  9. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 3.12 LSU/ha compare
  10. 14 Melanesia 0.41 LSU/ha compare
  11. 15 United Arab Emirates 3.09 LSU/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 0.47 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 0.49 LSU/ha in 2012.
What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 LSU/ha in 1964.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit
LSU/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 14,075 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.