Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Central America
Central America: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 18.58 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Central America, 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 Central America is 18.58 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Central America peaked at 18.59 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.24 million An, in 2000.
Central America ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Central America, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.62 million An | — |
| 1962 | 16.14 million An | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 15.79 million An | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 15.89 million An | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 16.31 million An | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 16.34 million An | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 16.82 million An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 16.73 million An | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 16.80 million An | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.94 million An | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 15.63 million An | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 16.34 million An | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 16.29 million An | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 16.17 million An | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 16.08 million An | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.02 million An | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 16.05 million An | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 16.20 million An | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 16.45 million An | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 16.72 million An | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 17.03 million An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 17.41 million An | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 16.58 million An | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 16.18 million An | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 17.94 million An | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 16.39 million An | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 16.93 million An | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 16.44 million An | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 16.70 million An | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 16.90 million An | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 16.79 million An | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.51 million An | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 17.42 million An | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 17.45 million An | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.09 million An | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.54 million An | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 15.91 million An | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 15.49 million An | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 15.59 million An | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.24 million An | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 15.69 million An | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 16.29 million An | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 16.47 million An | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.60 million An | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.84 million An | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.00 million An | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.20 million An | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.54 million An | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.85 million An | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 17.95 million An | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.08 million An | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.01 million An | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.04 million An | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.14 million An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.31 million An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.43 million An | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.50 million An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.31 million An | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.38 million An | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.44 million An | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.45 million An | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.54 million An | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.59 million An | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.58 million An | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.27 million An | 15.62 million An | 16.82 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.12 million An | 15.63 million An | 16.45 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.83 million An | 16.18 million An | 17.94 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.57 million An | 15.49 million An | 17.45 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.67 million An | 15.24 million An | 17.85 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.22 million An | 17.95 million An | 18.50 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.52 million An | 18.44 million An | 18.59 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 20 Indonesia 33.99 million An compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.13 million An compare
- 22 Bangladesh 31.02 million An compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 30.19 million An compare
- 24 South Sudan 30.02 million An compare
- 25 South Africa 26.34 million An compare
- 26 Morocco 25.60 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 167,359 ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight 4 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production 12,410 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 3.52 million An (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.12 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 6,716 kg/ha (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 5.49 million An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Central America?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Central America was 18.58 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 million An in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.24 million An in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Central America ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.