Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Asia
Asia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.22 billion An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Asia stood at 1.22 billion An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Asia peaked at 1.22 billion An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 430.69 million An, in 1961.
Asia ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Asia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 430.69 million An | — |
| 1962 | 442.94 million An | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 450.87 million An | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 459.76 million An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 464.87 million An | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 470.34 million An | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 470.71 million An | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 483.84 million An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 479.64 million An | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 476.50 million An | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 484.45 million An | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 478.72 million An | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 487.43 million An | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 506.19 million An | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 519.96 million An | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 534.31 million An | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 538.30 million An | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 555.87 million An | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 577.52 million An | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 592.50 million An | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 609.84 million An | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 623.49 million An | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 629.72 million An | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 615.22 million An | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 596.62 million An | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 602.46 million An | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 624.99 million An | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 646.22 million An | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 682.50 million An | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 700.20 million An | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 702.88 million An | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 783.25 million An | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 788.11 million An | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 804.49 million An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 824.76 million An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 854.76 million An | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 815.38 million An | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 838.70 million An | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 856.26 million An | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 865.50 million An | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 858.83 million An | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 852.63 million An | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 868.91 million An | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 893.77 million An | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 927.50 million An | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 935.02 million An | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 941.03 million An | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 945.12 million An | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 948.49 million An | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 942.42 million An | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 958.29 million An | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 969.26 million An | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 993.68 million An | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 996.28 million An | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 billion An | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 billion An | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 billion An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 billion An | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 billion An | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.11 billion An | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 billion An | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.20 billion An | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.22 billion An | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.22 billion An | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461.52 million An | 430.69 million An | 483.84 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 515.93 million An | 476.50 million An | 577.52 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 622.36 million An | 592.50 million An | 682.50 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 796.88 million An | 700.20 million An | 856.26 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 903.68 million An | 852.63 million An | 948.49 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 billion An | 942.42 million An | 1.07 billion An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion An | 1.11 billion An | 1.22 billion An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 India 325.26 million An compare
- 2 China 300.62 million An compare
- 3 China, mainland 300.49 million An compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 71.93 million An compare
- 4 Nigeria 143.11 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -0.8067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -0.0343 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Chickens — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 0.7475 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Asia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Asia was 1.22 billion An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 billion An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 430.69 million An in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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.