Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kuwait
Kuwait: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 958,187 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 958,187 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Kuwait peaked at 987,539 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53,000 An, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 112,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 117,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 122,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 127,000 An | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 132,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 137,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 142,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 159,000 An | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 149,977 An | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 157,993 An | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 167,855 An | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 173,789 An | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 186,213 An | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 196,907 An | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 215,000 An | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 241,451 An | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 353,739 An | +46.5% |
| 1979 | 553,088 An | +56.4% |
| 1980 | 523,314 An | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 353,153 An | -32.5% |
| 1982 | 246,581 An | -30.2% |
| 1983 | 252,232 An | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 344,092 An | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 411,522 An | +19.6% |
| 1986 | 248,810 An | -39.5% |
| 1987 | 317,124 An | +27.5% |
| 1988 | 318,132 An | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 349,272 An | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 274,868 An | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 53,000 An | -80.7% |
| 1992 | 81,062 An | +52.9% |
| 1993 | 191,813 An | +136.6% |
| 1994 | 257,546 An | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 376,997 An | +46.4% |
| 1996 | 491,012 An | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 534,107 An | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 550,807 An | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 634,853 An | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 769,308 An | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 419,581 An | -45.5% |
| 2002 | 616,521 An | +46.9% |
| 2003 | 674,123 An | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 532,393 An | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 518,372 An | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 513,399 An | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 560,791 An | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 596,557 An | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 636,489 An | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 638,916 An | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 597,659 An | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 589,649 An | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 667,222 An | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 781,432 An | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 745,161 An | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 867,958 An | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 862,422 An | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 893,906 An | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 949,672 An | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 939,960 An | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 968,290 An | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 987,539 An | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 953,630 An | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 958,187 An | +0.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 958,187 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 958,187 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.96 million An, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +136.6% | 81,062 An | 191,813 An |
| 1991 | -80.7% | 274,868 An | 53,000 An |
| 1979 | +56.4% | 353,739 An | 553,088 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,667 An | 110,000 An | 159,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 239,601 An | 149,977 An | 553,088 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 336,423 An | 246,581 An | 523,314 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 344,606 An | 53,000 An | 634,853 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 583,753 An | 419,581 An | 769,308 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 759,400 An | 589,649 An | 949,672 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 961,521 An | 939,960 An | 987,539 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 171.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Kuwait?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Kuwait was 958,187 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 987,539 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,000 An in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Kuwait ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.