Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 541,607 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia is 541,607 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia peaked at 603,000 An in 2010 and was at its lowest, 147,946 An, in 1963.
That places Gambia 114th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 180,204 An | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 147,946 An | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 157,000 An | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 165,000 An | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 189,600 An | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 197,500 An | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 205,400 An | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 213,700 An | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 221,800 An | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 231,000 An | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 240,500 An | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 248,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 255,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 262,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 268,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 276,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 284,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 291,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 298,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 304,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 310,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 316,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 322,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 369,000 An | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 377,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 384,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 353,419 An | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 350,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 300,494 An | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 358,322 An | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 344,224 An | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 330,715 An | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 317,771 An | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 305,367 An | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 293,478 An | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 282,083 An | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 271,159 An | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 260,685 An | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 250,643 An | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 357,636 An | +42.7% |
| 2002 | 407,558 An | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 500,000 An | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 496,000 An | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 511,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 526,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 554,000 An | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 574,000 An | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 595,000 An | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 603,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 483,878 An | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 424,294 An | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 377,435 An | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 413,019 An | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 423,900 An | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 409,439 An | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 432,585 An | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 478,876 An | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 519,077 An | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 555,215 An | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 569,928 An | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 585,139 An | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 522,304 An | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 541,607 An | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181,594 An | 147,946 An | 213,700 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 257,730 An | 221,800 An | 291,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 338,342 An | 298,000 An | 384,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 306,430 An | 260,685 An | 358,322 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,184 An | 250,643 An | 595,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 456,550 An | 377,435 An | 603,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 554,839 An | 522,304 An | 585,139 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Gambia was 541,607 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 603,000 An in 2010.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,946 An in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.