Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Argentina
Argentina: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 16.56 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Argentina stood at 16.56 million An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Argentina peaked at 55.15 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.40 million An, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 39th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.68 million An | 49.66 million An | 55.15 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.26 million An | 35.00 million An | 48.38 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.67 million An | 31.10 million An | 34.42 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.11 million An | 16.63 million An | 31.87 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.77 million An | 16.40 million An | 20.43 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.21 million An | 18.91 million An | 19.61 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.32 million An | 16.42 million An | 19.27 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 36 Turkmenistan 19.05 million An compare
- 37 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 18.36 million An compare
- 38 Mexico 17.67 million An compare
- 40 Cook Islands 4,053 An compare
- 40 Nepal 15.92 million An compare
- 41 Spain 15.84 million An compare
- 42 Ghana 15.76 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.53 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.53 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Argentina?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Argentina was 16.56 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 55.15 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.40 million An in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Argentina ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.