Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 1.12 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates stood at 1.12 LSU/ha.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.19 LSU/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.09 LSU/ha, in 1961.
United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.09 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.88 LSU/ha | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 0.82 LSU/ha | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.85 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.91 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.14 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.16 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.14 LSU/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.11 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1 LSU/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.12 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.179 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.273 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.333 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.472 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.88 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 LSU/ha | 0.82 LSU/ha | 1.19 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 LSU/ha | 1.1 LSU/ha | 1.14 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 Cabo Verde 0.21 LSU/ha compare
- 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.16 LSU/ha compare
- 1 Qatar 1.6 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.15 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 0.15 LSU/ha compare
- 3 Bahrain 1.04 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 0.64 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 0.14 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Cyprus 0.48 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.1 LSU/ha 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)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.099 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates?
- Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates was 1.12 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 LSU/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.