Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 338,541 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Gabon stood at 338,541 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Gabon peaked at 338,541 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90,000 An, in 1962.
That places Gabon 126th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 90,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 96,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 100,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 103,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 107,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 107,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 107,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 90,000 An | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 90,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 90,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 93,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 93,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 96,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 99,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 143,500 An | +44.9% |
| 1977 | 162,360 An | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 184,210 An | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 180,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 183,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 185,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 188,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 194,100 An | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 203,400 An | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 212,800 An | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 222,800 An | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 227,215 An | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 231,728 An | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 236,342 An | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 240,941 An | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 245,695 An | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 250,755 An | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 255,689 An | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 260,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 265,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 270,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 275,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 280,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 285,000 An | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 289,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 288,000 An | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 285,000 An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 285,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 287,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 288,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 288,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 292,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 294,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 300,000 An | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 320,000 An | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 325,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 328,053 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 332,125 An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 329,540 An | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 328,833 An | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 328,504 An | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 328,071 An | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 335,260 An | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 336,764 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 338,468 An | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 338,541 An | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 338,541 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 47% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 338,541 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +44.9% | 99,000 An | 143,500 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99,222 An | 90,000 An | 107,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 123,107 An | 90,000 An | 184,210 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 208,438 An | 183,000 An | 236,342 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 262,808 An | 240,941 An | 285,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 286,500 An | 285,000 An | 289,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,806 An | 292,000 An | 332,125 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 335,421 An | 328,071 An | 338,541 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Gabon?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Gabon was 338,541 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 338,541 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,000 An in 1962.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Gabon ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.