Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Japan

Japan: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 31,617 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
31,617 An
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
155th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.27 million An
in 1961
All-time low
24,500 An
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Japan, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 152 Réunion 37,104 An compare
  2. 153 Grenada 35,096 An compare
  3. 154 Guadeloupe 33,250 An compare
  4. 156 Trinidad and Tobago 28,158 An compare
  5. 157 Mauritius 28,089 An compare
  6. 158 Saint Lucia 23,937 An compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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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

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,597 data points, 1961–2024
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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.