Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 79,941 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands stood at 79,941 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands peaked at 79,941 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64,328 An, in 1982.
Faroe Islands ranks 146th 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 Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,526 An | — |
| 1962 | 69,229 An | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 65,799 An | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 68,222 An | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 69,279 An | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 70,451 An | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 69,097 An | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 68,931 An | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 67,704 An | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 69,198 An | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 65,349 An | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 68,424 An | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 68,343 An | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 68,123 An | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 67,184 An | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 70,924 An | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 71,207 An | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 71,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 68,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 67,000 An | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 65,399 An | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 64,328 An | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 64,765 An | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 65,029 An | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 65,038 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 64,699 An | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 66,125 An | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 66,500 An | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 66,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 67,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 67,384 An | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 67,700 An | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 68,100 An | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68,000 An | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 68,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 70,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 72,748 An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73,854 An | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 74,841 An | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 75,809 An | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 76,776 An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 77,768 An | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 78,924 An | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 77,849 An | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 78,888 An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79,941 An | +1.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 79,941 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 79,941 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,582 An | 65,799 An | 70,451 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 68,775 An | 65,349 An | 71,207 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,538 An | 64,328 An | 67,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,878 An | 67,000 An | 68,100 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,060 An | 68,000 An | 68,100 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,303 An | 68,000 An | 76,776 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,674 An | 77,768 An | 79,941 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 11,918 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Faroe Islands was 79,941 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79,941 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,328 An in 1982.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Faroe Islands ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.