Sheep and Goats — Stocks in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 67.02 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in European Union (27) stood at 67.02 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in European Union (27) peaked at 115.12 million An in 1989 and was at its lowest, 67.02 million An, in 2024.
That places European Union (27) 17th out of 29 groups 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 102.47 million An | — |
| 1962 | 101.48 million An | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 98.76 million An | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 98.07 million An | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 99.59 million An | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 98.29 million An | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 99.39 million An | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 99.17 million An | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 98.52 million An | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 96.37 million An | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 95.53 million An | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 94.78 million An | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 94.94 million An | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 94.15 million An | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 93.91 million An | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 94.42 million An | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 95.68 million An | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 98.24 million An | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 98.55 million An | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 99.81 million An | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 102.08 million An | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 106.82 million An | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 108.95 million An | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 110.10 million An | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 110.55 million An | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 109.36 million An | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 108.75 million An | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 113.98 million An | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 115.12 million An | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 113.99 million An | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 111.82 million An | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 109.44 million An | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 105.38 million An | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 101.55 million An | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 99.83 million An | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 96.71 million An | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 98.09 million An | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 98.04 million An | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 96.50 million An | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 97.63 million An | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 91.92 million An | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 91.55 million An | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.89 million An | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.07 million An | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.73 million An | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.42 million An | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 87.38 million An | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.81 million An | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 83.90 million An | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.44 million An | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.72 million An | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 77.60 million An | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 77.25 million An | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.39 million An | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 77.58 million An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 77.48 million An | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.55 million An | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.43 million An | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 74.60 million An | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.44 million An | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 72.25 million An | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 70.47 million An | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 69.36 million An | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 67.02 million An | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.53 million An | 98.07 million An | 102.47 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.66 million An | 93.91 million An | 98.55 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.55 million An | 99.81 million An | 115.12 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.13 million An | 96.50 million An | 113.99 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.63 million An | 83.90 million An | 97.63 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.60 million An | 74.60 million An | 82.44 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.51 million An | 67.02 million An | 73.44 million An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in European Union (27)?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in European Union (27) was 67.02 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 115.12 million An in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.02 million An in 2024.
- How does European Union (27) rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- European Union (27) ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.