Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Japan
Japan: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 31,617 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Japan stood at 31,617 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Japan peaked at 1.27 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 24,500 An, in 2006.
That places Japan 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 671,403 An | 292,215 An | 1.27 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 140,033 An | 82,600 An | 216,027 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,880 An | 66,300 An | 79,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,200 An | 42,000 An | 66,800 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,900 An | 24,500 An | 45,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,690 An | 27,000 An | 31,045 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,700 An | 30,062 An | 31,617 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 152 Réunion 37,104 An compare
- 153 Grenada 35,096 An compare
- 154 Guadeloupe 33,250 An compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 28,158 An compare
- 157 Mauritius 28,089 An compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 23,937 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Japan?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Japan was 31,617 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,500 An in 2006.
- How does Japan rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Japan ranks 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.