Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 549,929 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 549,929 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Eswatini peaked at 549,929 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 255,595 An, in 1966.
Eswatini ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 256,907 An | — |
| 1962 | 271,824 An | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 264,820 An | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 288,013 An | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 256,109 An | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 255,595 An | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 271,053 An | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 266,912 An | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 285,142 An | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 298,796 An | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 304,623 An | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 289,284 An | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 303,276 An | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 281,775 An | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 295,998 An | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 268,201 An | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 288,850 An | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 294,937 An | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 314,463 An | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 335,402 An | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 341,857 An | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 360,536 An | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 372,448 An | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 333,154 An | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 298,007 An | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 334,488 An | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 339,515 An | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 305,980 An | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 319,231 An | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 322,597 An | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 357,960 An | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 437,575 An | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 448,875 An | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 455,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 459,362 An | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 464,500 An | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 391,863 An | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 376,887 An | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 355,309 An | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 448,800 An | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 446,534 An | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 374,408 An | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 297,813 An | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 372,525 An | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 347,778 An | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 338,503 An | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 376,911 An | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 401,851 An | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 487,605 An | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 496,535 An | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 500,704 An | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 503,651 An | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 475,758 An | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 458,171 An | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 458,187 An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 518,337 An | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 500,836 An | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 496,781 An | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 524,262 An | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 544,354 An | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 543,263 An | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 545,288 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 547,335 An | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 549,929 An | +0.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 549,929 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 million An, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 549,929 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 268,486 An | 255,595 An | 288,013 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 294,020 An | 268,201 An | 314,463 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 334,062 An | 298,007 An | 372,448 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 406,993 An | 322,597 An | 464,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 389,273 An | 297,813 An | 487,605 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 493,322 An | 458,171 An | 524,262 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 546,034 An | 543,263 An | 549,929 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Eswatini?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Eswatini was 549,929 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 549,929 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,595 An in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Eswatini ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.