Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Saudi Arabia is 0.01 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.01 LSU/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1982 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1983 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 LSU/ha | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1999 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2000 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2001 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2002 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 2010 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 2011 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 112 Argentina 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Belgium 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Belize 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Brazil 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Central African Republic 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Chile 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Czechia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Czechoslovakia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Denmark 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Ecuador 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Estonia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Fiji 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Finland 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 French Guiana 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Gabon 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Germany 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Guadeloupe 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Guatemala 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Liberia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Luxembourg 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Malawi 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Mexico 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Namibia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Nepal 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Puerto Rico 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Russian Federation 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Suriname 0.01 LSU/ha compare
- 112 Sweden 0.01 LSU/ha compare
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- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 22,633 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 16,945 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Saudi Arabia was 0.01 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — 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.