Sheep and Goats — Stocks in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 19,322 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in El Salvador stood at 19,322 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in El Salvador peaked at 22,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15,000 An, in 1975.
El Salvador ranks 163rd of 186 countries 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 21,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 20,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 20,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 18,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16,953 An | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 17,953 An | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 16,953 An | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 15,953 An | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 15,000 An | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 16,200 An | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 17,400 An | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 17,500 An | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 18,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18,200 An | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 18,400 An | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 18,550 An | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 18,800 An | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 19,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 19,200 An | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 19,300 An | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 19,500 An | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 19,700 An | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 19,900 An | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 20,100 An | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20,250 An | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 20,400 An | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 20,500 An | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 20,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19,200 An | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 18,100 An | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 17,100 An | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 15,845 An | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 15,850 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,200 An | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 20,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20,500 An | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20,100 An | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 20,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,350 An | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 20,400 An | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 20,450 An | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 20,500 An | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 20,499 An | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,444 An | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 20,332 An | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20,202 An | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 20,063 An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19,922 An | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 20,031 An | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19,779 An | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19,534 An | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 19,322 An | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,667 An | 18,000 An | 22,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,991 An | 15,000 An | 18,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,695 An | 18,000 An | 19,500 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,155 An | 19,200 An | 20,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,820 An | 15,845 An | 20,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,334 An | 20,063 An | 20,500 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,718 An | 19,322 An | 20,031 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 160 Bahamas 21,721 An compare
- 161 Malta 21,230 An compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 19,473 An compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19,114 An compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18,954 An compare
- 166 Barbados 18,373 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in El Salvador?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in El Salvador was 19,322 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 An in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- El Salvador ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.