Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 2.53 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.53 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.86 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 236,500 LSU, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 236,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 242,500 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 249,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 256,500 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 264,500 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 272,500 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 280,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 289,026 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 299,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 308,500 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 319,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 329,021 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 347,386 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 384,000 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 433,522 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 480,743 LSU | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 500,062 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 596,454 LSU | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 625,161 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 648,747 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 619,100 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 830,068 LSU | +34.1% |
| 1983 | 974,274 LSU | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 968,974 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.04 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 958,226 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 928,719 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 978,923 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million LSU | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million LSU | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million LSU | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 969,453 LSU | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million LSU | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million LSU | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million LSU | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million LSU | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.36 million LSU | +79.7% |
| 2021 | 2.36 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.86 million LSU | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 2.53 million LSU | -11.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.53 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 75.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.53 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 370,110 LSU, 6.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — 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 | +79.7% | 1.31 million LSU | 2.36 million LSU |
| 1982 | +34.1% | 619,100 LSU | 830,068 LSU |
| 2010 | +25.3% | 969,453 LSU | 1.21 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265,558 LSU | 236,500 LSU | 299,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 432,385 LSU | 308,500 LSU | 625,161 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 898,525 LSU | 619,100 LSU | 1.04 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million LSU | 978,923 LSU | 1.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million LSU | 969,453 LSU | 1.41 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | 1.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million LSU | 2.36 million LSU | 2.86 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 24 South Sudan 3.07 million LSU compare
- 25 South Africa 2.66 million LSU compare
- 26 Morocco 2.63 million LSU compare
- 28 New Zealand 2.44 million LSU compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 660,189 LSU compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 2.41 million LSU compare
- 30 Uganda 2.25 million LSU compare
- 30 Caribbean 549,741 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 2.53 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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 Sheep and Goats — 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.