Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Argentina

Argentina: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 16.56 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.56 million An
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
39th
of 185 countries
All-time high
55.15 million An
in 1961
All-time low
16.40 million An
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Argentina, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Turkmenistan 19.05 million An compare
  2. 37 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 18.36 million An compare
  3. 38 Mexico 17.67 million An compare
  4. 40 Cook Islands 4,053 An compare
  5. 40 Nepal 15.92 million An compare
  6. 41 Spain 15.84 million An compare
  7. 42 Ghana 15.76 million An compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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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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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,597 data points, 1961–2024
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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.