Table 1.
Sheep and goat populations at the regional and national levels, according to the latest figures available from the FAOSTAT (2020).
| Country | Sheep | Goats | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 62,037 | 23,565 | 85,602 |
| Egypt | 29,716,608 | 1,067,477 | 30,784,085 |
| Iran | 46,587,010 | 16,663,721 | 63,250,731 |
| Iraq | 6,723,866 | 1,352,388 | 8,076,254 |
| Israel | 500,000 | 116,293 | 616,293 |
| Jordan | 2,969,798 | 661,266 | 3,631,064 |
| Kuwait | 725,697 | 214,529 | 940,226 |
| Lebanon | 431,718 | 534,497 | 966,215 |
| Oman | 629,742 | 2,395,243 | 3,024,985 |
| Palestine | 766,546 | 213,826 | 980,372 |
| Qatar | 1,021,718 | 458,835 | 1,480,553 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,446,699 | 6,100,000 | 15,546,699 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 16,073,088 | 1,995,923 | 18,069,011 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,006,069 | 2,378,168 | 4,384,237 |
| Yemen | 9,238,763 | 9,678,845 | 18,917,608 |
| TOTAL | 117,660,596 | 43,854,576 | 161,515,172 |