Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Latvia
Latvia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 78,700 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Latvia is 78,700 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Latvia peaked at 189,770 An in 1992 and was at its lowest, 35,100 An, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Latvia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 189,770 An | — |
| 1993 | 171,100 An | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 120,300 An | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 93,700 An | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 81,100 An | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 63,900 An | -21.2% |
| 1998 | 49,600 An | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 39,900 An | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 35,100 An | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 39,000 An | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 40,500 An | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 44,700 An | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 54,200 An | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 53,300 An | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 56,500 An | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 55,600 An | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 66,900 An | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 80,000 An | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 83,900 An | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 90,300 An | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 93,100 An | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 96,900 An | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 97,400 An | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 104,831 An | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 114,958 An | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 119,788 An | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 119,530 An | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 111,510 An | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 103,370 An | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 101,740 An | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 99,000 An | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 88,640 An | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 78,700 An | -11.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 78,700 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 78,700 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,171 An | 39,900 An | 189,770 An | 8 |
| 2000s | 52,580 An | 35,100 An | 80,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,222 An | 83,900 An | 119,788 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,290 An | 78,700 An | 103,370 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 144 Bahrain 87,500 An compare
- 145 Costa Rica 80,850 An compare
- 146 Faroe Islands 79,941 An compare
- 148 Bhutan 64,995 An compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 51,641 An compare
- 150 Estonia 49,300 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,055 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3137 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Latvia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Latvia was 78,700 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 189,770 An in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,100 An in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Latvia ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.