Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus
Cyprus: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 593,290 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus stood at 593,290 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus peaked at 860,000 An in 1973 and was at its lowest, 410,000 An, in 1975.
That places Cyprus 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 558,900 An | — |
| 1962 | 556,500 An | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 580,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 610,000 An | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 605,000 An | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 667,000 An | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 680,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 700,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 730,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 750,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 795,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 825,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 860,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 770,000 An | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 410,000 An | -46.8% |
| 1976 | 435,000 An | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 485,000 An | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 520,000 An | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 508,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 515,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 523,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 538,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 543,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 555,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 569,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 550,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 555,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 530,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 505,000 An | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 518,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 500,000 An | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 485,000 An | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 473,000 An | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 465,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 473,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 492,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 525,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 562,000 An | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 579,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 624,600 An | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 723,700 An | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 753,500 An | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 672,469 An | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 656,961 An | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 597,871 An | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 617,121 An | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 598,400 An | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 585,709 An | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 581,036 An | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 636,292 An | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 646,278 An | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 618,011 An | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 556,583 An | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 562,400 An | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 533,777 An | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 550,811 An | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 579,125 An | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 561,400 An | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 573,060 An | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 587,440 An | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 607,670 An | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 597,810 An | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 587,450 An | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 593,290 An | +1.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 593,290 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 593,290 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -46.8% | 770,000 An | 410,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 631,933 An | 556,500 An | 730,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 635,800 An | 410,000 An | 860,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 538,300 An | 505,000 An | 569,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 507,200 An | 465,000 An | 579,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 641,137 An | 581,036 An | 753,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 581,774 An | 533,777 An | 646,278 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 594,732 An | 587,440 An | 607,670 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Cyprus was 593,290 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 860,000 An in 1973.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 410,000 An in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Cyprus ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.