Sheep — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sheep — Stocks was 5.20 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 5.20 million LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 5.56 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.78 million LSU, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.18 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.07 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.95 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 3.00 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.00 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.90 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 3.05 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 3.11 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 3.00 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.95 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.90 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.85 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.78 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.88 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 2.81 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 3.00 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 3.19 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 3.60 million LSU | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 3.52 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.45 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.45 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.46 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.60 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3.80 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 4.00 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 4.27 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 4.10 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.07 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.50 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 4.46 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 4.47 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.91 million LSU | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 4.97 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.03 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.09 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.15 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.21 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 5.32 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.39 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.39 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.39 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.17 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.20 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.21 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.22 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.23 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.23 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.00 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.81 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.76 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.67 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.62 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.54 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.14 million LSU | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 4.47 million LSU | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 4.38 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.00 million LSU | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 4.00 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.13 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.66 million LSU | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 5.39 million LSU | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 5.56 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.20 million LSU | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +42.4% | 3.14 million LSU | 4.47 million LSU |
| 2014 | -30.8% | 4.54 million LSU | 3.14 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 million LSU | 2.90 million LSU | 3.18 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.05 million LSU | 2.78 million LSU | 3.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 million LSU | 3.45 million LSU | 4.50 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.00 million LSU | 4.46 million LSU | 5.39 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.18 million LSU | 4.81 million LSU | 5.39 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 million LSU | 3.14 million LSU | 4.76 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million LSU | 4.66 million LSU | 5.56 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 1 OECD 23.84 million LSU compare
- 2 China 19.30 million LSU compare
- 3 China, mainland 19.30 million LSU compare
- 4 USSR 13.29 million LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 4.21 million LSU compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million LSU compare
- 6 India 7.74 million LSU compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 million LSU compare
- 7 Australia 7.21 million LSU compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 937,341 LSU compare
More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate -99.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -99.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -91.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -95.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -9.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Sheep — stocks in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 5.20 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 million LSU in 1973.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for sheep — stocks?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 16 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Sheep — Stocks. 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.