Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belize
Belize: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 16,991 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Belize recorded 16,991 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Belize peaked at 16,991 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,830 An, in 1990.
That places Belize 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belize, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,655 An | — |
| 1962 | 2,700 An | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 2,855 An | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 2,884 An | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,600 An | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 2,500 An | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 2,600 An | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 2,700 An | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2,800 An | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 3,400 An | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 3,550 An | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 3,700 An | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 3,900 An | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 3,515 An | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 3,700 An | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 3,900 An | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 4,050 An | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 4,100 An | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 4,100 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 4,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,200 An | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 4,300 An | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4,400 An | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4,676 An | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 4,700 An | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4,700 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,700 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,885 An | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 1,830 An | -52.9% |
| 1991 | 2,653 An | +45.0% |
| 1992 | 2,846 An | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1,927 An | -32.3% |
| 1994 | 3,549 An | +84.2% |
| 1995 | 2,977 An | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 2,655 An | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 3,130 An | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 3,630 An | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 4,130 An | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 4,340 An | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 4,203 An | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6,569 An | +56.3% |
| 2003 | 6,406 An | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 6,430 An | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7,615 An | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 7,935 An | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 9,815 An | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 10,091 An | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13,198 An | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 13,280 An | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13,285 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,375 An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13,380 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13,280 An | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13,989 An | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 14,752 An | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 15,047 An | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15,196 An | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15,296 An | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15,510 An | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 16,180 An | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 16,402 An | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 16,696 An | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 16,991 An | +1.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 16,991 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 16,991 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,253 An, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +84.2% | 1,927 An | 3,549 An |
| 1990 | -52.9% | 3,885 An | 1,830 An |
| 2002 | +56.3% | 4,203 An | 6,569 An |
| 1991 | +45.0% | 1,830 An | 2,653 An |
| 1993 | -32.3% | 2,846 An | 1,927 An |
| 2009 | +30.8% | 10,091 An | 13,198 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,699 An | 2,500 An | 2,884 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,792 An | 3,400 An | 4,100 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,356 An | 3,885 An | 4,700 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,933 An | 1,830 An | 4,130 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,660 An | 4,203 An | 13,198 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,088 An | 13,280 An | 15,296 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,356 An | 15,510 An | 16,991 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18,954 An compare
- 166 Barbados 18,373 An compare
- 167 Dominica 18,222 An compare
- 169 Puerto Rico 16,327 An compare
- 170 French Polynesia 16,106 An compare
- 171 Nicaragua 15,060 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Belize?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Belize was 16,991 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16,991 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,830 An in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.