The demand for sheep in the Islamic world increases with approaching Eid al -Adha The blessed, which coincides with the expansion of the drought, to include many parts of the world, which limits the number of livestock heads available in the world.
In this report, Al -Jazeera Net reviews the most imported, exporting and acquisition of livestock, while touching on the largest Arab countries in these aspects.
The lists of the most productive, exporting and importing countries in the world indicate some phenomena and paradoxes such as the occupation of Arab countries 7 centers in the list of the most imported livestock in the world.
And for me China The largest number of livestock heads in the world, followed India Then Australia, while the European Union, Romania, Spain and Jordan holds a list of the most vocabulary of livestock.

The countries most exporting live livestock in the world
to publish World Bank Through the tool of “Integrated Global Solutions” (Witts), his list, in order to arrange the most countries in the world, to export live livestock in 2023 in terms of value, which is his last update through its website according to the following:
- Romania 308.63 million dollars from the export of 2.33 million heads.
- Spain is 210.3 million dollars from the export of 1.45 million heads.
- Jordan 158.78 million dollars from the export of 1.32 million heads.
- Portugal 95.62 million dollars from the export of 501 thousand heads.
- Hungary 52.12 million dollars from the export of 440 thousand heads.
- UAE 51.26 million dollars from the export of 517 thousand heads.
- France 51.21 million dollars from the export of 486 thousand heads.
- Australia $ 49 million from the export of 468 thousand heads.
- Ireland $ 49 million from the export of 221 thousand heads.
- Georgia 44.121 million dollars from the export of 456 thousand heads.
Arab countries are the most exporting livestock
According to the same tool of the World Bank, the list of the most Arab countries comes to live livestock for 2023 as follows:
- Jordan 158.78 million dollars from the export of 1.32 million heads.
- UAE 51.26 million dollars export 517 thousand heads.
- Saudi Arabia is 15.23 million dollars, exporting 153 thousand heads.
- The Sultanate of Oman 3.22 million dollars, exporting about 27 thousand heads.
- Egypt $ 2.8 million export 23 thousand heads.
The most importing countries for live livestock in the world
These are the countries of the world most importing live livestock in 2023 by value, according to the World Bank “Integrated Global Solutions” tool:
- Saudi Arabia is $ 1.13 billion to import 9.44 million heads.
- Jordan 204.8 million dollars to import 1.7 million heads.
- Kuwait 127.8 million dollars to import 1.06 million heads.
- Italy is 92.78 million dollars to import 768 thousand heads.
- Israel 90.96 million dollars to import 757 thousand heads.
- Qatar 88.3 million dollars to import about 735 thousand heads.
- The Sultanate of Oman is 79.3 million dollars to import 660 thousand heads.
- Morocco is 62.76 million dollars to import 522 thousand heads.
- Palestine is 46.45 million dollars to import 386 thousand heads.
- Ireland $ 43.5 million to import 742 thousand heads.
The most imported Arab countries for live livestock
The most imported Arab countries in 2023 in accordance with the “Integrated Global Solutions” tool, affiliated with the World Bank:
- Saudi Arabia is $ 1.13 billion to import 9.44 million heads.
- Jordan is 204.8 million dollars to import 1.7 million heads.
- Kuwait 127.8 million dollars to import 1.06 million heads.
- Qatar 88.3 million dollars to import about 735 thousand heads.
- Sultanate Oman 79.3 million dollars to import 660 thousand heads.
- Morocco is 62.76 million dollars to import 522 thousand heads.
- Palestine 46.45 million dollars to import 356 thousand heads.
According to the Canadian Atlas website, the latest statistics of the countries that are the most -owned of livestock heads in the world came as follows:
- China: 194 million heads.
- India: 75.34 million heads.
- Australia: 70.23 million heads.
- Iran: 55.58 million heads.
- Nigeria: 50.28 million heads.
- Chad45 million heads.
- Türkiye44.68 million heads.
- Sudan41.33 million heads.
- Ethiopia: 35 million heads.
- Britain: 33 million heads.
Arab countries that are most infected with livestock heads 2025
- Sudan: 41.33 million heads.
- Algeria: 31.19 million heads.
- Saudi Arabia: 21.8 million heads.
- Morocco: 21.8 million heads.
- Syria17.84 million heads.