Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Austria
Austria: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 486,750 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Austria stood at 486,750 An.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Austria peaked at 502,950 An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 168,504 An, in 1972.
That places Austria 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Austria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 336,966 An | — |
| 1962 | 318,067 An | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 285,600 An | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 264,912 An | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 257,855 An | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 239,782 An | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 231,647 An | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 217,453 An | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 203,252 An | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 190,590 An | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 175,455 An | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 168,504 An | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 169,511 An | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 184,261 An | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 199,861 An | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 212,621 An | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 214,622 An | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 218,229 An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 228,325 An | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 230,339 An | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 223,247 An | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 226,924 An | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 230,567 An | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 247,777 An | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 250,104 An | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 275,542 An | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 286,402 An | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 294,129 An | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 287,961 An | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 323,310 An | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 346,655 An | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 367,006 An | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 351,395 An | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 381,111 An | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 391,893 An | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 419,478 An | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 435,332 An | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 441,995 An | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 415,056 An | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 410,270 An | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 395,343 An | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 379,919 An | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 362,206 An | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 380,102 An | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 382,686 An | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 380,828 An | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 365,483 An | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 411,816 An | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 395,671 An | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 412,897 An | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 430,183 An | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 433,541 An | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 437,857 An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 429,508 An | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 419,792 An | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 430,330 An | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 461,116 An | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 497,880 An | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 495,160 An | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 486,520 An | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 502,950 An | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 499,680 An | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 488,810 An | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 486,750 An | -0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 486,750 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 486,750 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261,726 An | 203,252 An | 336,966 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 196,198 An | 168,504 An | 228,325 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 255,299 An | 223,247 An | 294,129 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 387,323 An | 323,310 An | 441,995 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 386,432 An | 362,206 An | 411,816 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 444,826 An | 412,897 An | 497,880 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 492,942 An | 486,520 An | 502,950 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Austria?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Austria was 486,750 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 502,950 An in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,504 An in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Austria ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.