FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Asses in Iran
Iran had 1.6 million asses in 2024, the 8th largest in the world (2.91% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.0%. The record was 2.2 million head in 1982.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.6 million head
- World rank
- 8 of 104
- 10-year change
- −2.0%
- Record
- 2.2 million head
- 1982
Asses in Iran, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,568,474 | −0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,568,815 | −0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,569,156 | −0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,574,737 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,561,515 | −0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,562,435 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,568,610 | −0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,576,451 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,584,213 | −0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,593,964 | −0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,600,000 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,554,000 | +11% |
| 1998 | 1,400,000 | −6.0% |
| 1997 | 1,490,000 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 1,400,000 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,400,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,400,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,400,000 | −13% |
| 1992 | 1,600,000 | −14% |
| 1991 | 1,859,915 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,859,915 | −7.7% |
| 1989 | 2,014,220 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000,000 | −2.4% |
| 1986 | 2,050,000 | −2.4% |
| 1985 | 2,100,000 | −2.3% |
| 1984 | 2,150,000 | −2.3% |
| 1983 | 2,200,000 | −0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,214,000 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2,210,000 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2,200,000 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2,190,000 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2,180,000 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2,170,000 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2,160,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,159,000 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 2,142,000 | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 1,961,000 | −2.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000,000 | −1.2% |
| 1971 | 2,023,293 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 2,020,000 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,020,000 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2,018,000 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,018,000 | −0.5% |
| 1966 | 2,028,000 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 2,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000,000 | −4.8% |
| 1963 | 2,100,000 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 2,069,000 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 2,034,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.