What is major livestock types — stocks in Saudi Arabia?

Major livestock types — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 6.66 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 7.00 million LSU in 2022.

What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 416,200 LSU in 1961.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Major livestock types — Stocks in Saudi Arabia

Name: Major livestock types — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Saudi Arabia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 6.66 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

6.66 million LSU

Change on year

down 4.9%

World rank

60th

of 211 countries

All-time high

7.00 million LSU

in 2022

All-time low

416,200 LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Saudi Arabia stood at 6.66 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.00 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 416,200 LSU, in 1961.

Saudi Arabia ranks 60th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	473,725 LSU	416,200 LSU	564,880 LSU	9
1970s	909,819 LSU	590,400 LSU	1.30 million LSU	10
1980s	1.92 million LSU	1.36 million LSU	2.24 million LSU	10
1990s	2.59 million LSU	2.23 million LSU	3.01 million LSU	10
2000s	3.12 million LSU	2.84 million LSU	3.33 million LSU	10
2010s	3.78 million LSU	3.19 million LSU	4.13 million LSU	10
2020s	6.42 million LSU	6.01 million LSU	7.00 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

57 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7.08 million LSU compare
58 Afghanistan 6.99 million LSU compare
59 Egypt 6.93 million LSU compare
61 Ireland 6.60 million LSU compare
62 Nepal 6.34 million LSU compare
63 Yugoslav SFR 5.87 million LSU compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Saudi Arabia?: Major livestock types — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 6.66 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 7.00 million LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 416,200 LSU in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 246 places, 14,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.