Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Israel
Israel: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 509,307 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Israel recorded 509,307 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Israel peaked at 750,552 An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 315,000 An, in 1972.
That places Israel 116th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 358,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 344,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 356,000 An | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 351,000 An | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 344,500 An | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 347,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 345,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 342,800 An | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 337,200 An | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 330,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 322,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 315,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 319,500 An | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 323,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 334,200 An | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 341,100 An | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 360,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 390,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 400,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 383,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 359,000 An | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 373,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 368,000 An | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 412,000 An | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 399,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 388,500 An | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 432,500 An | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 488,000 An | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 519,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 490,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 490,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 471,000 An | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 430,000 An | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 434,848 An | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 421,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 420,000 An | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 435,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 424,000 An | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 424,500 An | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 442,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 457,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 460,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 475,000 An | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 495,000 An | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 518,000 An | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 532,000 An | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 520,000 An | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 520,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 521,000 An | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 545,000 An | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 593,000 An | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 640,000 An | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 640,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 750,552 An | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 669,800 An | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 606,940 An | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 609,360 An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 585,766 An | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 626,330 An | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 616,293 An | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 636,000 An | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 694,500 An | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 614,127 An | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 509,307 An | -17.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 509,307 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Israel's 509,307 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.96 million An, 13% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 347,333 An | 337,200 An | 358,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 343,480 An | 315,000 An | 400,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 412,200 An | 359,000 An | 519,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 444,035 An | 420,000 An | 490,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 494,000 An | 442,000 An | 532,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 626,675 An | 545,000 An | 750,552 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 614,045 An | 509,307 An | 694,500 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Israel?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Israel was 509,307 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 750,552 An in 2014.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,000 An in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Israel ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.