Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 604,097 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 604,097 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Jamaica peaked at 604,097 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 305,200 An, in 1974.
That places Jamaica 111th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 590,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 592,880 An | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 534,880 An | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 474,800 An | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 480,800 An | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 489,500 An | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 508,500 An | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 437,500 An | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 391,214 An | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 364,000 An | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 335,700 An | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 305,500 An | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 305,300 An | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 305,200 An | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 325,200 An | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 335,500 An | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 345,200 An | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 355,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 374,200 An | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 384,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 393,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 402,800 An | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 412,900 An | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 423,200 An | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 432,900 An | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 432,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 442,200 An | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 442,100 An | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 441,900 An | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 441,800 An | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 441,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 441,500 An | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 441,300 An | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 441,000 An | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 441,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 441,300 An | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 441,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 441,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 441,400 An | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 441,400 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 441,275 An | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 441,285 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 441,100 An | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 441,450 An | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 456,480 An | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 441,140 An | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 440,660 An | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 483,795 An | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 484,900 An | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 491,600 An | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 501,288 An | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 521,329 An | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 521,339 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 521,337 An | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 527,637 An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 546,360 An | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 554,174 An | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 558,876 An | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 562,756 An | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 567,062 An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 580,285 An | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 588,552 An | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 596,324 An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 604,097 An | +1.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 604,097 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 83% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 604,097 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,253 An, 9.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500,008 An | 391,214 An | 592,880 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 335,080 An | 305,200 An | 374,200 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 420,790 An | 384,000 An | 442,200 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 441,410 An | 441,000 An | 441,800 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 451,348 An | 440,660 An | 484,900 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 530,670 An | 491,600 An | 562,756 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 587,264 An | 567,062 An | 604,097 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Jamaica?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Jamaica was 604,097 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 604,097 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 305,200 An in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Jamaica ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.