Jordan vs Western Asia: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Jordan
- Western Asia
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.36 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Western Asia, a difference of 0.3 LSU/ha.
That makes Jordan's figure about 6.0 times Western Asia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 11th and Western Asia ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1244 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.0744 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.051 LSU/ha | 0.054 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.139 LSU/ha | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.083 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.263 LSU/ha | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.219 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.238 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.198 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.334 LSU/ha | 0.046 LSU/ha | 0.288 LSU/ha | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.365 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.305 LSU/ha | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, Jordan or Western Asia?
- Jordan, at 0.36 LSU/ha against 0.06 LSU/ha in Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Jordan and Western Asia?
- 0.3 LSU/ha, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Western Asia rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Jordan ranks 11th and Western Asia ranks 13th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.