Cattle — Share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 6.79 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia stood at 6.79 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia peaked at 21.47 %LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 5.95 %LSU, in 1991.
Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.01 %LSU | 17.22 %LSU | 18.59 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.28 %LSU | 18.77 %LSU | 21.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.84 %LSU | 6.3 %LSU | 20.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6 %LSU | 5.95 %LSU | 7.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.04 %LSU | 7.15 %LSU | 10.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.86 %LSU | 6.58 %LSU | 9.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.51 %LSU | 6.79 %LSU | 8.15 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 189 Libya 8.97 %LSU compare
- 190 Republic of Moldova 8.4 %LSU compare
- 191 Lebanon 7.04 %LSU compare
- 193 Jordan 6.42 %LSU compare
- 194 United Arab Emirates 6.36 %LSU compare
- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 5.68 %LSU compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia was 6.79 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.47 %LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 %LSU in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.