How does Western Asia rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Western Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Western Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Western Asia 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.

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia

Name: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Western Asia: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.06 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.06 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

13th

of 31 groups

All-time high

0.07 LSU/ha

in 1983

All-time low

0.04 LSU/ha

in 1994

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 0.06 LSU/ha for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia peaked at 0.07 LSU/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 1994.

Western Asia ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.05 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.06 LSU/ha	+20.0%
1980	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.07 LSU/ha	+16.7%
1984	0.06 LSU/ha	-14.3%
1985	0.05 LSU/ha	-16.7%
1986	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.04 LSU/ha	-20.0%
1995	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%
2015	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.06 LSU/ha	+20.0%
2021	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.051 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.056 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.07 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.044 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.04 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.046 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.06 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

10 Timor-Leste 0.06 LSU/ha compare
11 Jordan 0.36 LSU/ha compare
12 Bangladesh 0.33 LSU/ha compare
12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.03 LSU/ha compare
12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.03 LSU/ha compare
12 Pakistan 0.33 LSU/ha compare
12 Viet Nam 0.03 LSU/ha compare
12 Polynesia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.27 LSU/ha compare
15 Palestine, State of 0.26 LSU/ha compare
16 Malta 0.25 LSU/ha compare
16 New Zealand 0.25 LSU/ha compare
16 Republic of Moldova 0.02 LSU/ha compare
16 Melanesia 0.02 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More environment data for Western Asia

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Western Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia?: Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia was 0.06 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 Western Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 1983.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Western Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1994.
How does Western Asia rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Western Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Western Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Asia 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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Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 238 places, 13,567 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.