Major livestock types — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 6.66 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 54th of 195 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.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 416,200 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 426,120 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 437,040 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 449,235 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 462,505 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 472,241 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 490,690 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 544,611 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 564,880 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 590,400 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 633,900 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 674,115 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 763,498 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 886,220 LSU | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 944,529 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.05 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 1.06 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.20 million LSU | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 1.30 million LSU | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 1.36 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.40 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.65 million LSU | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 1.94 million LSU | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 2.01 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.12 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 2.24 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 2.17 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.13 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.14 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.23 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.33 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.42 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.45 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.53 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.57 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.67 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.01 million LSU | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 2.99 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.73 million LSU | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 2.84 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.97 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.03 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.10 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.25 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.33 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.26 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.30 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.13 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 3.19 million LSU | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.63 million LSU | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 3.71 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.86 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.75 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.79 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.83 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.89 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.01 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.13 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.01 million LSU | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 6.02 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.00 million LSU | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 6.66 million LSU | -4.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 6.66 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 927,169 LSU, 7.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 6.66 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.21 million LSU, 5.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Major livestock types — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.5% | 4.13 million LSU | 6.01 million LSU |
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
- 51 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7.08 million LSU compare
- 52 Afghanistan 6.99 million LSU compare
- 53 Egypt 6.93 million LSU compare
- 55 Ireland 6.60 million LSU compare
- 56 Nepal 6.34 million LSU compare
- 57 Yugoslav SFR 5.87 million LSU compare
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 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 54th out of 195 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
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.