Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 347,328 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 347,328 An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Iceland peaked at 896,492 An in 1978 and was at its lowest, 347,328 An, in 2024.
That places Iceland 125th out of 186 countries 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 833,990 An | — |
| 1962 | 829,924 An | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 777,438 An | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 736,519 An | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 762,106 An | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 846,863 An | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 847,507 An | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 829,250 An | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 820,346 An | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 780,671 An | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 735,752 An | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 786,469 An | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 828,817 An | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 846,062 An | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 863,922 An | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 860,598 An | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 871,123 An | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 896,492 An | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 891,099 An | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 796,987 An | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 828,147 An | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 747,943 An | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 712,148 An | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 714,991 An | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 709,537 An | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 675,777 An | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 624,526 An | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 587,175 An | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 561,243 An | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 548,853 An | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 511,132 An | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 487,630 An | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 489,117 An | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 499,447 An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 458,691 An | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 464,285 An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 477,723 An | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 490,433 An | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 491,040 An | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 466,193 An | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 473,951 An | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 470,095 An | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 463,367 An | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 455,793 An | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 455,361 An | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 456,105 An | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 455,336 An | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 458,424 An | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 470,084 An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 480,570 An | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 475,886 An | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 474,357 An | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 464,684 An | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 487,519 An | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 481,646 An | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 474,267 An | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 459,934 An | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 433,511 An | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 417,420 An | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 402,345 An | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 386,866 An | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 367,165 An | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 356,821 An | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 347,328 An | -2.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 347,328 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 347,328 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 809,327 An | 736,519 An | 847,507 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 836,100 An | 735,752 An | 896,492 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 695,847 An | 561,243 An | 828,147 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 491,835 An | 458,691 An | 548,853 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 462,471 An | 455,336 An | 473,951 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,979 An | 417,420 An | 487,519 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 372,105 An | 347,328 An | 402,345 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Iceland?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Iceland was 347,328 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 896,492 An in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,328 An in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.