Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Greece
Greece: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 10.35 million An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Greece, 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 Greece is 10.35 million An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Greece peaked at 14.79 million An in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.34 million An, in 2022.
Greece ranks 47th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Greece, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.42 million An | — |
| 1962 | 13.56 million An | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 13.29 million An | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 12.67 million An | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 12.09 million An | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 11.71 million An | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 11.77 million An | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 11.92 million An | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 11.73 million An | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 11.73 million An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.66 million An | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 11.87 million An | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 12.17 million An | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 12.84 million An | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 12.75 million An | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 12.97 million An | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 12.87 million An | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 12.58 million An | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 12.54 million An | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 12.57 million An | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 12.80 million An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 12.77 million An | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 12.86 million An | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 13.00 million An | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.07 million An | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 13.28 million An | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 13.07 million An | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 13.89 million An | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 14.01 million An | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 14.07 million An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 13.99 million An | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.03 million An | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.03 million An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.08 million An | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.21 million An | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 14.39 million An | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 14.47 million An | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 14.48 million An | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.54 million An | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 14.57 million An | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.63 million An | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.79 million An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.73 million An | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.62 million An | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.34 million An | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.21 million An | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.23 million An | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.24 million An | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.07 million An | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.21 million An | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.03 million An | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.92 million An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.67 million An | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 13.39 million An | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.87 million An | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.66 million An | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.83 million An | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.05 million An | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 12.01 million An | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.87 million An | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 10.83 million An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.34 million An | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 10.83 million An | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 10.35 million An | -4.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.35 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 31.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.35 million An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 14.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.57 million An | 11.71 million An | 14.42 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.40 million An | 11.66 million An | 12.97 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.13 million An | 12.57 million An | 14.01 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.23 million An | 13.99 million An | 14.54 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.44 million An | 14.07 million An | 14.79 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 million An | 12.01 million An | 14.21 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.64 million An | 10.34 million An | 10.87 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Greece?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Greece was 10.35 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 14.79 million An in 2002.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.34 million An in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Greece ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.