What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?

The highest recorded value was 0.56 LSU/ha in 2015.

What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?

The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961.

How does United Arab Emirates rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?

United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.53 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.53 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 180 countries

All-time high

0.56 LSU/ha

in 2015

All-time low

0.03 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 0.53 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.56 LSU/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 1961.

United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.03 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.04 LSU/ha	+33.3%
1969	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%
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	0.03 LSU/ha	-40.0%
1977	0.04 LSU/ha	+33.3%
1978	0.06 LSU/ha	+50.0%
1979	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
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	0.07 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.08 LSU/ha	+14.3%
1986	0.08 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.09 LSU/ha	+12.5%
1988	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.1 LSU/ha	+11.1%
1990	0.09 LSU/ha	-10.0%
1991	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.1 LSU/ha	+11.1%
1997	0.1 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.11 LSU/ha	+10.0%
1999	0.09 LSU/ha	-18.2%
2000	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.1 LSU/ha	+11.1%
2003	0.11 LSU/ha	+10.0%
2004	0.11 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.19 LSU/ha	+72.7%
2006	0.21 LSU/ha	+10.5%
2007	0.22 LSU/ha	+4.8%
2008	0.23 LSU/ha	+4.5%
2009	0.38 LSU/ha	+65.2%
2010	0.34 LSU/ha	-10.5%
2011	0.36 LSU/ha	+5.9%
2012	0.49 LSU/ha	+36.1%
2013	0.55 LSU/ha	+12.2%
2014	0.54 LSU/ha	-1.8%
2015	0.56 LSU/ha	+3.7%
2016	0.55 LSU/ha	-1.8%
2017	0.55 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.56 LSU/ha	+1.8%
2019	0.52 LSU/ha	-7.1%
2020	0.53 LSU/ha	+1.9%
2021	0.53 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.53 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.53 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0322 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.048 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.076 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	0.1 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.094 LSU/ha	0.09 LSU/ha	0.11 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.173 LSU/ha	0.09 LSU/ha	0.38 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.502 LSU/ha	0.34 LSU/ha	0.56 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.53 LSU/ha	0.53 LSU/ha	0.53 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

1 Qatar 1.1 LSU/ha compare
2 Bahrain 0.75 LSU/ha compare
2 Türkiye 0.11 LSU/ha compare
4 Kuwait 0.49 LSU/ha compare
5 Jordan 0.29 LSU/ha compare
6 Cyprus 0.28 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.1211 t per person (2024)
Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates?: Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Arab Emirates was 0.53 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 United Arab Emirates?: The highest recorded value was 0.56 LSU/ha in 2015.
What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?: The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?: United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator: Sheep — 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: 227 places, 12,936 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.