Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 0.04 LSU/ha for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia peaked at 0.05 LSU/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia, year by year
| 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 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 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 | 0.036 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.034 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 3 United Arab Emirates 0.53 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 0.49 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Jordan 0.29 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 Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia?
- Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in Western Asia was 0.04 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 LSU/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Western Asia ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.