European Union (27) vs United Arab Emirates: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area

European Union (27)
0.04 LSU/ha
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.53 LSU/ha
in 2023
European Union (27) rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time

  • European Union (27)
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.53 LSU/ha against 0.04 LSU/ha in European Union (27), a difference of 0.49 LSU/ha.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 13.2 times European Union (27)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.

European Union (27) ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union (27) averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.05 LSU/ha 0.0322 LSU/ha 0.0178 LSU/ha European Union (27)
1970s 0.05 LSU/ha 0.048 LSU/ha 0.002 LSU/ha European Union (27)
1980s 0.054 LSU/ha 0.076 LSU/ha 0.022 LSU/ha United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.05 LSU/ha 0.094 LSU/ha 0.044 LSU/ha United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.041 LSU/ha 0.173 LSU/ha 0.132 LSU/ha United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.04 LSU/ha 0.502 LSU/ha 0.462 LSU/ha United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.04 LSU/ha 0.53 LSU/ha 0.49 LSU/ha United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area, European Union (27) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.53 LSU/ha against 0.04 LSU/ha in European Union (27) as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area between European Union (27) and United Arab Emirates?
0.49 LSU/ha, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do European Union (27) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
European Union (27) ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — 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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Indicator
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit
LSU/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 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.