Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Denmark
Denmark: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 165,964 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Denmark stood at 165,964 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Denmark peaked at 188,400 An in 1991 and was at its lowest, 47,164 An, in 1961.
That places Denmark 137th 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47,164 An | — |
| 1962 | 52,158 An | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 61,256 An | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 71,235 An | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 92,957 An | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 112,126 An | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 122,096 An | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 109,884 An | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 89,847 An | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 69,610 An | -22.5% |
| 1971 | 56,674 An | -18.6% |
| 1972 | 51,827 An | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 55,824 An | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 58,987 An | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 60,861 An | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 59,485 An | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 56,253 An | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 55,509 An | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 53,963 An | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 56,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 55,167 An | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 49,000 An | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 52,000 An | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 55,000 An | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 52,000 An | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 101,000 An | +94.2% |
| 1988 | 124,000 An | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 144,000 An | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 159,000 An | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 188,400 An | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 182,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 157,000 An | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 145,000 An | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 145,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 170,000 An | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 142,000 An | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 156,000 An | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 142,900 An | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 145,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 151,855 An | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 131,063 An | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 143,699 An | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 140,950 An | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 173,203 An | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 170,013 An | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 156,503 An | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 136,049 An | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 103,977 An | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 159,626 An | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 143,890 An | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 153,691 An | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 151,300 An | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 153,482 An | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 144,418 An | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 147,209 An | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 154,129 An | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 162,701 An | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 156,810 An | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 153,839 An | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 153,987 An | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 150,790 An | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 170,705 An | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 165,964 An | -2.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 165,964 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 165,964 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +94.2% | 52,000 An | 101,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,303 An | 47,164 An | 122,096 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 57,899 An | 51,827 An | 69,610 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,017 An | 49,000 An | 144,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 158,730 An | 142,000 An | 188,400 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,231 An | 103,977 An | 173,203 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,726 An | 143,890 An | 162,701 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,057 An | 150,790 An | 170,705 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Denmark?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Denmark was 165,964 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 188,400 An in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,164 An in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Denmark ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.