What is sheep — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia?

Sheep — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia was 28.45 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 43.3 %LSU in 1966.

What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 19.9 %LSU in 2009.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?

Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia

Name: Sheep — Share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 28.45 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

28.45 %LSU

Change on year

down 8.6%

World rank

11th

of 192 countries

All-time high

43.3 %LSU

in 1966

All-time low

19.9 %LSU

in 2009

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 28.45 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia peaked at 43.3 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 19.9 %LSU, in 2009.

That places Saudi Arabia 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	42.16 %LSU	39.75 %LSU	43.3 %LSU	9
1970s	33.99 %LSU	30.59 %LSU	39.72 %LSU	10
1980s	31.82 %LSU	27.86 %LSU	35.8 %LSU	10
1990s	28.03 %LSU	24.78 %LSU	29.76 %LSU	10
2000s	23.98 %LSU	19.9 %LSU	27.89 %LSU	10
2010s	25.49 %LSU	22.81 %LSU	29.77 %LSU	10
2020s	29.46 %LSU	28.45 %LSU	31.13 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

8 Jordan 33.96 %LSU compare
9 Equatorial Guinea 31.51 %LSU compare
10 Lesotho 29.61 %LSU compare
12 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
14 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare

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More environment data for Saudi Arabia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia?: Sheep — share in total livestock in Saudi Arabia was 28.45 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 43.3 %LSU in 1966.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 19.9 %LSU in 2009.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?: Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
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.