Cattle — Share in total livestock in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 6.36 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 6.36 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in United Arab Emirates peaked at 21.14 %LSU in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.62 %LSU, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.62 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.8 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 3.92 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 3.94 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.98 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.87 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 5.07 %LSU | +31.0% |
| 1968 | 6.13 %LSU | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 7.12 %LSU | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 8.61 %LSU | +20.9% |
| 1971 | 11.1 %LSU | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 12.78 %LSU | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 16.93 %LSU | +32.5% |
| 1974 | 21.14 %LSU | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 18.63 %LSU | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 15.86 %LSU | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 15.12 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 15.92 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 16.36 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 13.93 %LSU | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 13.29 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 12.72 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 12.46 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 11.92 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 12.07 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 13.17 %LSU | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 13.17 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.97 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 12.34 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 12.45 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 12.52 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.68 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.75 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 12.03 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 12.14 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.5 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 11.91 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12.56 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 12.36 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.65 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 12.98 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.01 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.55 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 10.91 %LSU | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 5.47 %LSU | -49.9% |
| 2006 | 5.71 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.65 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.76 %LSU | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 8.18 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1 %LSU | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 6.26 %LSU | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 6.21 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.07 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.27 %LSU | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 7.02 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 6.73 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.51 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.26 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.35 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.69 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 6.47 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.36 %LSU | -1.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 6.36 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.99 %LSU, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 6.36 %LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.22 %LSU, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Share in total livestock in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -49.9% | 10.91 %LSU | 5.47 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 %LSU | 3.62 %LSU | 7.12 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.24 %LSU | 8.61 %LSU | 21.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8 %LSU | 11.92 %LSU | 13.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.29 %LSU | 11.5 %LSU | 12.75 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.26 %LSU | 5.47 %LSU | 13.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.76 %LSU | 6.07 %LSU | 8.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 %LSU | 6.35 %LSU | 6.69 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 175 Lebanon 7.04 %LSU compare
- 176 Saudi Arabia 6.79 %LSU compare
- 177 Jordan 6.42 %LSU compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 5.68 %LSU compare
- 180 Qatar 5.58 %LSU compare
- 181 Seychelles 4.98 %LSU compare
More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -80.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -85.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in United Arab Emirates?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in United Arab Emirates was 6.36 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 21.14 %LSU in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 %LSU in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.