Sheep — Share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sheep — Share in total livestock was 23.4 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — 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 — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 23.4 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 31.41 %LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 16.93 %LSU, in 2014.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 37 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.4 %LSU | 28.25 %LSU | 31.2 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.53 %LSU | 26.86 %LSU | 31.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.76 %LSU | 28.69 %LSU | 30.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.39 %LSU | 29.07 %LSU | 31.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.36 %LSU | 21.87 %LSU | 30.5 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4 %LSU | 16.93 %LSU | 22.6 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.38 %LSU | 21.85 %LSU | 24.37 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 1,769 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 115.15 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 221,187 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4,213 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 875 1000 USD (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import quantity 958,354 m3 (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 368,936 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 23.4 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.41 %LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.93 %LSU in 2014.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 37 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 — 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.