Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 37.95 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia is 37.95 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia peaked at 57.7 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 31.8 %LSU, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.21 %LSU | 52.93 %LSU | 57.7 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.71 %LSU | 43.33 %LSU | 52.25 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.96 %LSU | 43.35 %LSU | 50.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.02 %LSU | 39.4 %LSU | 46.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.23 %LSU | 32.78 %LSU | 43.82 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.89 %LSU | 31.8 %LSU | 38.65 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.33 %LSU | 37.95 %LSU | 40.81 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 16 Ghana 40.14 %LSU compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 39.03 %LSU compare
- 18 Mali 37.98 %LSU compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 36.98 %LSU compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 36.13 %LSU compare
- 22 Oman 35.22 %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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 12.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 24.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia was 37.95 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7 %LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8 %LSU in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. 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.