Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Jordan
Jordan: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.29 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jordan stood at 0.29 LSU/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jordan peaked at 0.3 LSU/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.05 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Jordan ranks 5th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0733 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.069 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.098 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.197 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.26 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.179 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.26 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.257 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.29 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 2 Bahrain 0.75 LSU/ha compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 0.53 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 0.49 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Cyprus 0.28 LSU/ha compare
- 7 New Zealand 0.25 LSU/ha compare
- 8 Norway 0.22 LSU/ha compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.22 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 173.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.06 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 98.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jordan?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jordan was 0.29 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 LSU/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Jordan ranks 5th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — 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.