Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Australia
Australia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 84.73 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Australia is 84.73 million An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Australia peaked at 180.13 million An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 66.83 million An, in 2020.
Australia ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Australia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 152.72 million An | — |
| 1962 | 157.75 million An | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 158.67 million An | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 165.02 million An | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 170.66 million An | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 157.60 million An | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 164.28 million An | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 166.96 million An | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 174.65 million An | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 180.13 million An | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 177.87 million An | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 162.98 million An | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 140.10 million An | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 145.24 million An | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 151.72 million An | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 148.71 million An | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 135.44 million An | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 131.51 million An | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 134.29 million An | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 136.05 million An | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 134.48 million An | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 138.05 million An | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 133.42 million An | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 139.32 million An | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 149.85 million An | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 147.67 million An | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 150.08 million An | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 153.79 million An | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 162.91 million An | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 171.93 million An | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 165.01 million An | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 150.35 million An | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 140.03 million An | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 134.47 million An | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 122.52 million An | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 122.93 million An | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 122.06 million An | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 119.22 million An | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 117.03 million An | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 120.46 million An | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 113.04 million An | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 108.92 million An | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 101.78 million An | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 104.13 million An | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 104.53 million An | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.33 million An | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 88.21 million An | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 79.64 million An | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 76.14 million An | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 71.59 million An | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 76.60 million An | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 78.27 million An | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 79.10 million An | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.18 million An | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 74.51 million An | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 71.19 million An | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 75.73 million An | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 73.83 million An | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 69.67 million An | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 66.83 million An | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 71.45 million An | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 74.03 million An | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 76.20 million An | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 84.73 million An | +11.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 84.73 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 256.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 84.73 million An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 403,870 An, 209.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.15 million An | 152.72 million An | 174.65 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 150.80 million An | 131.51 million An | 180.13 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.56 million An | 133.42 million An | 162.91 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 136.55 million An | 117.03 million An | 171.93 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.12 million An | 76.14 million An | 120.46 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.67 million An | 69.67 million An | 79.10 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.65 million An | 66.83 million An | 84.73 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 20.01 million An compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 108.40 million An compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9.74 million An compare
- 8 Ethiopia 95.03 million An compare
- 9 Chad 91.66 million An compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.07 million An compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.21 million An compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 83.29 million An compare
- 12 Sudan 72.58 million An compare
- 12 Viet Nam 3.17 million An compare
- 13 Kenya 64.64 million An compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.97 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Australia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Australia was 84.73 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 180.13 million An in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.83 million An in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.