Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs USSR: Sheep — Stocks

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
53.82 million An
in 2024
USSR
132.95 million An
in 1991
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
3rd
USSR rank
3rd

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • USSR
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M196119922024

How they compare

USSR currently reports 132.95 million An against 53.82 million An in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 79.13 million An.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.5 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 3rd of 16 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 30.29 million An 134.85 million An 104.55 million An USSR
1970s 30.47 million An 140.06 million An 109.58 million An USSR
1980s 38.70 million An 142.24 million An 103.54 million An USSR
1990s 44.63 million An 135.76 million An 91.13 million An USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or USSR?
USSR, at 132.95 million An against 53.82 million An in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 1991.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and USSR?
79.13 million An, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and USSR rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 3rd of 16 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.