Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 31.69 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 31.69 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 46.88 %LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.5 %LSU, in 2018.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 20 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.72 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 42.86 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 43.66 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 44.64 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 44.64 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 44.31 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 44.79 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 44.62 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 43.74 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 42.9 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 42.13 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 41.12 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 40.57 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 40.49 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 41.27 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 42.71 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 43.82 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 45.82 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 45.52 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 46.04 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 44.72 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 46.33 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 46.51 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 46.59 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 46.84 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 46.22 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 45.43 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 45.58 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 44.26 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 45.21 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 46.88 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 46.49 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 46.73 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 46.19 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 46.09 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 45.55 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 45.12 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 44.83 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 46.4 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 45.08 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 43.9 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 43.45 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.99 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 38.2 %LSU | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 37.44 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 37 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 36.7 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.27 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 31.72 %LSU | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 31.21 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 30.4 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.68 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 29.15 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.92 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 30.65 %LSU | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 29.13 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 28.15 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 27.5 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.54 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.66 %LSU | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 32.01 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 32.4 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 31.69 %LSU | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.89 %LSU | 41.72 %LSU | 44.79 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.64 %LSU | 40.49 %LSU | 45.82 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.85 %LSU | 44.26 %LSU | 46.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.95 %LSU | 44.83 %LSU | 46.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.08 %LSU | 31.72 %LSU | 45.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.13 %LSU | 27.5 %LSU | 31.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.44 %LSU | 29.66 %LSU | 32.4 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
- 2 Libya 62.15 %LSU compare
- 3 Greece 58.33 %LSU compare
- 4 Palestine 54.03 %LSU compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 51.75 %LSU compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 13.55 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 31.69 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.88 %LSU in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 %LSU in 2018.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.