Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Share in total livestock

Jordan
33.96 %LSU
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
28.45 %LSU
in 2023
Jordan rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 33.96 %LSU against 28.45 %LSU in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.51 %LSU.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Jordan ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 31.02 %LSU 42.16 %LSU 11.14 %LSU Saudi Arabia
1970s 24.41 %LSU 33.99 %LSU 9.58 %LSU Saudi Arabia
1980s 30.8 %LSU 31.82 %LSU 1.02 %LSU Saudi Arabia
1990s 39.16 %LSU 28.03 %LSU 11.12 %LSU Jordan
2000s 31.84 %LSU 23.98 %LSU 7.86 %LSU Jordan
2010s 35.83 %LSU 25.49 %LSU 10.34 %LSU Jordan
2020s 35.27 %LSU 29.46 %LSU 5.81 %LSU Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, Jordan or Saudi Arabia?
Jordan, at 33.96 %LSU against 28.45 %LSU in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
5.51 %LSU, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sheep — share in total livestock?
Jordan ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — 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 — 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
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.