Equidae — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Equidae — Stocks was 51,192 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Equidae — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 51,192 LSU for equidae — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equidae — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 61,200 LSU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,491 LSU, in 1966.
That places Saudi Arabia 75th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Equidae — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,700 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 28,220 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 28,740 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 29,260 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 29,780 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 26,491 LSU | -11.0% |
| 1967 | 32,056 LSU | +21.0% |
| 1968 | 49,444 LSU | +54.2% |
| 1969 | 48,380 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 47,400 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 48,400 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 49,950 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 56,173 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 54,720 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 53,780 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 53,340 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 52,900 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 52,960 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 53,520 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 53,580 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 55,140 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 56,218 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 56,240 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 56,260 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 55,760 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 55,280 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 54,780 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 54,280 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 53,800 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 56,200 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 55,700 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 55,200 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 51,200 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 54,905 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 52,380 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 51,590 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 54,565 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 50,965 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 50,230 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 50,245 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50,245 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51,200 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 52,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 52,840 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 53,600 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 54,600 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56,600 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 58,264 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 58,326 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 58,886 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 60,086 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 60,800 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61,200 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 60,754 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 60,523 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 59,191 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 57,191 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 54,691 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 52,327 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 50,363 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 50,963 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 51,192 LSU | +0.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 51,192 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 51,192 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35,696 LSU, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Equidae — Stocks in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +54.2% | 32,056 LSU | 49,444 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,341 LSU | 26,491 LSU | 49,444 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,314 LSU | 47,400 LSU | 56,173 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,134 LSU | 53,580 LSU | 56,260 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,294 LSU | 50,230 LSU | 56,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,792 LSU | 50,245 LSU | 58,326 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,432 LSU | 54,691 LSU | 61,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,211 LSU | 50,363 LSU | 52,327 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 equidae — stocks in Saudi Arabia?
- Equidae — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 51,192 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest equidae — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 61,200 LSU in 2014.
- What is the lowest equidae — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,491 LSU in 1966.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for equidae — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 75th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is equidae — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Equidae — Stocks. 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.