United Arab Emirates vs World: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock

United Arab Emirates
36.13 %LSU
in 2023
World
12.5 %LSU
in 2023
United Arab Emirates rank
21st
World rank
18th

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • World
10203040196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 36.13 %LSU against 12.5 %LSU in World, a difference of 23.63 %LSU.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.9 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 21st and World ranks 18th of 187 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates World Difference Ahead
1960s 20.81 %LSU 12.73 %LSU 8.08 %LSU United Arab Emirates
1970s 35.29 %LSU 11.25 %LSU 24.05 %LSU United Arab Emirates
1980s 32.87 %LSU 11.4 %LSU 21.47 %LSU United Arab Emirates
1990s 32.41 %LSU 11.43 %LSU 20.98 %LSU United Arab Emirates
2000s 35.49 %LSU 11.43 %LSU 24.06 %LSU United Arab Emirates
2010s 39.76 %LSU 11.9 %LSU 27.86 %LSU United Arab Emirates
2020s 37.09 %LSU 12.5 %LSU 24.59 %LSU United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — share in total livestock, United Arab Emirates or World?
United Arab Emirates, at 36.13 %LSU against 12.5 %LSU in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — share in total livestock between United Arab Emirates and World?
23.63 %LSU, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do United Arab Emirates and World rank globally for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
United Arab Emirates ranks 21st and World ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.